cutting

Pronunciation

• (US) (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkʌtɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: cut‧ting

Verb

Plain form cut

Third-person singular cuts

Past tense cut

Past participle cut

Present participle cutting

1. The present participle of cut.

   He's outside cutting the grass right now.

Noun

Singular cutting

Plural cuttings

1. (countable) A cutting is an area of land that has been dug out of a hill for a road or railway.
2. (countable) A cutting is a piece of newspaper or magazine that is cut and saved.
3. (countable) A cutting is a piece of a plant that is cut off, usually to grow a new plant.

Synonyms

• clipping
• cut

Adjective

Positive cutting

Comparative more cutting

Superlative most cutting

1. If a remark is cutting, it is unkind.

Synonyms

• harsh
• rude
• unkind

Antonyms

• kind
• friendly

Related words

• cuttingly