cutting
/ˈkʌtɪŋ/
noun
- A piece cut from a plant that can be used to grow a new plant.
- Take a cutting from a healthy stem and plant it in moist soil.
- The gardener gave me a cutting of her favorite lavender.
- She placed the rose cutting in a glass of water to root.
- An article or picture cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- She pasted the recipe cutting into her cookbook.
- My grandmother saved a cutting of the wedding announcement.
- He kept a cutting from the local paper about his son's soccer win.
- The act or process of cutting something.
- The cutting of the cake was the highlight of the party.
- The cutting of the ribbon officially opened the new library.
- Precision cutting is essential for making fine jewelry.
adjective
- Sharp and able to cut.
- The cutting edge of the knife was damaged.
- She used a cutting tool to trim the branches.
- Be careful with that cutting blade; it's very sharp.
- Harsh or critical in a way that hurts someone's feelings.
- He gave a cutting review of the movie.
- The teacher's cutting tone silenced the class.
- Her cutting remark made him feel terrible.
- (of wind or cold) Very strong and unpleasant; biting.
- The cutting cold made us hurry indoors.
- They wrapped up warm against the cutting draft.
- A cutting wind blew across the frozen lake.
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verb
- Present participle of cut: using a sharp tool to divide or remove something.
- She was cutting vegetables for the salad.
- They are cutting the old tree down.
- He is cutting the grass with a lawnmower.