Synonyms of cutting up

cutting up

verb

present participle of cut up

as in horsing around

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior

high-spirited cousins who cut up at every family gathering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• horsing around
• acting up
• showing off
• clowning (around)
• fooling around
• monkeying (around)
• carrying on
• reveling
• showboating
• roaring
• hotdogging
• skylarking
• misbehaving
• romping
• cavorting
• capering
• frisking
• gamboling
• rollicking
• larking
• frolicking
• roughhousing
• carousing
• mafficking
• wassailing
• disporting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cutting up

One reason being that the videographer kept cutting up [a slab of] meat for the castle owner. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2026

Cut the half into thin wedges by making ½-inch slices lengthwise through the onion, cutting up to, but not through, the root end. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026

What parents can do on hectic mornings Nemours recommends doing as much as possible the night before, from setting out dishes to cutting up fruit. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

Using unseen footage from Presley’s 1969 to 1976 Las Vegas residency, the movie plays the hits – plus The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel – but also showcases his sense of humor, quipping with crowds and cutting up with bandmates. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 June 2026

Always cutting up and making memories. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

In response, staff proposed cutting up to five meetings per commission in the next fiscal year, along with other cost-saving measures such as freezing community ambassador stipends, to help close the city’s projected $66 million budget gap. — Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026

Misael eating meat alone, cutting up pieces with an enormous knife while barely lit by the flames in front of him, and, sporadically, almost-silent lightning bursts in the distant background. — Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026

Scalping the lawn can assist doveweed's spread by cutting up pieces that root all over the lawn. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026