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Meaning of 'cutting'
Meaning of 'cutting' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Cutting 
[ a.]
- Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool. [ a.]- 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. [ n.]- 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 [ p. pr. & vb. n.]Meaning of 'cutting' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. cutting [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- the act of diluting something
Example in sentence:
- the cutting of whiskey with water;
- the thinning of paint with turpentine
2. cutting [ s]
[ s]Meaning (7):
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- 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):
- unpleasantly cold and damp
- unpleasantly cold and damp
Example in sentence:
- bleak winds of the North Atlantic
Meaning (9):
- (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
- (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
Example in sentence:
- a stinging comment;
- cutting remarks;
- edged satire
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