slicing

verb

present participle of slice
1
as in chopping
to cut into long slender pieces slice the carrot into tiny strips

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2
as in slitting
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) the shard of glass sliced my hand, and I started bleeding profusely

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Recent Examples of slicing Use the excess parchment paper to lift them out of the pan before slicing. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The cutting board for slicing vegetables was near the handwashing sink. — Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Then Bottura started saucing it, slicing it and feeding event attendees who had gathered to watch the spectacle unfold. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Marshall threw him into space, and Nagy did the rest, slicing through the heart of Arizona State’s defense and racing into the end zone to cut the deficit to 24-14 and give KU a semblance of late life. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026 Our two Indonesian terrorists/arms dealers take turns slicing jumbo-size leaves of flesh off of Reacher’s leaking husk. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026 Throwing off-platform, Jackson hit Flowers in stride, and Flowers did the rest, slicing through the defense with electric speed for the touchdown. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Santoku knives are great for a large variety of tasks, and are often prized for their daily use for things like slicing cheese, cutting an apple, breaking down an onion, or chopping herbs. — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 Count on a lunchtime carving station, with a chef slicing everything from a giant roast beef haunch to whole suckling pig. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slicing
  1. chopping
  2. slitting
  3. splitting
  4. ripping
  5. slashing
  6. cutting
Verb
  • Jegadish clipped her smart phone to a headset and began chopping a carrot, her phone recording her every hand movement.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Williams-Sonoma spent most of the past year chopping between $165 and $220 with no real direction.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of chopping
Verb
  • The prosecutor said Tran tried to take his own life by slitting a wrist, cutting his neck and poking a blade into his stomach.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
  • When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, court records said.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of slitting
Verb
  • Beyond splitting up different foods and drinks, the dual-compartment design is also meant so that users can quickly access beverages without pulling the entire cooler out of the car.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Around them, construction of a new road is splitting the town between those who welcome change and those who see it as an assault on the way things have always been.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of splitting
Verb
  • Poindexter responded to the legal threat by ripping the letter in half.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Images released by police showed one person ripping down the flag and then another person running off with the flag.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of ripping
Verb
  • These next-generation systems aim to extract far more energy from uranium while slashing waste stockpiles.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Right now, Amazon has the TCL Nxtpaper 11 (Gen 2) on sale for 31% off, slashing $90 from its already affordable price.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of slashing
Verb
  • The sanctions are aimed at cutting the ICC off from the global financial system and include threats of punishment for countries that do business with the court.
    — Susannah George, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The city faced a $1-billion budget shortfall in 2025 but, after various cost-cutting measures, managed to set aside funding for the LAPD to hire more than 500 new officers in the coming year.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of cutting

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“Slicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slicing. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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