dicing

present participle of dice
as in chopping
to cut into small pieces quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew

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Recent Examples of dicing After six largely fruitless seasons in New York, Jones looked like — whisper — one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL in Week 1, dicing up the Dolphins for 272 yards and three total TDs. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025 Rather than efficiently dicing and slicing your produce, a dull knife actually requires more force, which can cause you or someone else in your household to get hurt. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025 Reduce your time cutting and dicing veggies for dinner, and use this nifty vegetable chopper with over 88,000 five-star ratings instead. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dicing
Verb
  • Chill the Snickers bars in the fridge for 15 to 30 minutes before chopping.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The top streamer surprised supporters with an appearance from legendary hitmaker Mariah Carey as the two spent a fun evening chopping it up and entertaining his viewers together.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Through its technology, the Polish startup wants to enable robots to perform human-like tasks, from opening a heavy door to slicing fruits and vegetables.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Rather than efficiently dicing and slicing your produce, a dull knife actually requires more force, which can cause you or someone else in your household to get hurt.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Dicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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