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Meaning of 'cutting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cutting [ a.]
- Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.
- Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.
- Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply.
2 . Cutting [ n.]
- The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc.
- Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut.
3 . Cutting [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Cut

Meaning of 'cutting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cutting [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
Example in sentence:
  • he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal;
  • the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual
Meaning (2):
- an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
Example in sentence:
  • he searched through piles of letters and clippings
Meaning (3):
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
Example in sentence:
  • his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
Meaning (4):
- the act of cutting something into parts
Example in sentence:
  • his cuts were skillful;
  • his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
Meaning (5):
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
Example in sentence:
  • the barber gave him a good cut
Meaning (6):
- the act of diluting something
Example in sentence:
  • the cutting of whiskey with water;
  • the thinning of paint with turpentine
7 . cutting [ s]
Meaning (7):
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
Example in sentence:
  • a cutting wind;
  • a stabbing pain;
  • keen winds;
  • knifelike cold;
  • lancinating pain;
  • piercing cold;
  • piercing criticism;
  • piercing knifelike pains
Meaning (8):
- (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
Example in sentence:
  • a stinging comment;
  • cutting remarks;
  • edged satire
Meaning (9):
- unpleasantly cold and damp
Example in sentence:
  • bleak winds of the North Atlantic

Nearby Words:

cut cut-off cut-out cutaneous cutaway cutch cutchery cute cuteness cutgrass

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