cutting
/ˈkʌtɪŋ/ noun A2- The action of the verb to cut. · How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
- A section removed from a larger whole.
- A newspaper clipping.
- A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
- An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance. · The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
- The editing of film or other recordings.
- The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material. · Boring, drilling, milling, and turning are all different kinds of metal cutting processes.
- The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
Plural cuttings
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Eventually, as we know, she adopted the expedient of cutting out the words which would form the message, and addressing the letter in a disguised hand.
AN OLD MAN was employed in cutting wood in the forest, and, in carrying the faggots to the city for sale one day, became very wearied with his long journey.
I’m going to weep all the time you’re cutting it off, if it won’t interfere.
“Your hair wants cutting,” said the Hatter.
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