different between nipping vs cutting

English

Verb

nipping

1. present participle of nip

Noun

nipping (plural nippings)

1. The act or sensation of giving a nip.
   • 1789, Memoirs of the Medical Society of London

     Being, however, satisfied as to the position, I withdrew my hand, the pains still growing less frequent and weaker, but she lamented greatly the nippings and pinchings in her belly, which rather increased as the true labour pains decreased.

   • 1999, Guy Murchie, The Seven Mysteries of Life

     Elephants may seem clumsy, but they not only are highly sophisticated in courtship, with large repertoires of provocative gestures, proddings, nippings and subtle erotic teasings with the trunk, but sometimes they complete actual copulation within 18 seconds.

English

Etymology

From cut +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?k?t??/
• Rhymes: -?t??
• Hyphenation: cut?ting

Noun

cutting (countable and uncountable, plural cuttings)

1. (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
2. (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
   1. (countable) A newspaper clipping.
   2. (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
3. (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

4. (countable, Britain) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.

   Synonym: cut

   Antonym: embankment
5. (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
6. (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
7. (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.

Derived terms

• cost cutting, cost-cutting

Translations

Adjective

cutting (not comparable)

1. That is used for cutting.
2. Piercing, sharp.
3. Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
4. (India) Of a beverage: half-sized.

Hyponyms

• cross-cutting

Translations

Verb

cutting

1. present participle of cut

References

Further reading

• cut (earthmoving) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cutting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cutting (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cutting (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia