Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clipping

/ˈklɪpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: clip-ping
IPA: /ˈklɪpɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of clip

noun

The act by which something is clipped (in any sense).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A piece of something removed by clipping.

Countable

noun

An article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.

Countable

noun

A process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal ones.

Uncountable

noun

A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.

Countable

noun

The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level.

Uncountable

noun

The use of a mask to hide part of an object or image.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"a clipping of hair"
"grass clippings"
"I use a mulching mower and usually let the clippings go back to the lawn, but sometimes I'll gather clippings for mulching in the vegetable garden."
"When a 90-year-old yellowed clipping appeared one day at my feet, an implausible new mystery entered my life."
"The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement"."
"> --Lia An unusual clipping! -or is it not short for Julia?"

Etymology

By surface analysis, clip + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

clippings (plural)

Derived Forms

nailclipping clippingly

Frequently Paired Words

metaplasm aphaeresis procope syncope apocope

Synonyms

offcut snippet cutting press cutting short form clip snip trim trimming

Rhymes With

shipping slipping flipping ripping skipping tipping tripping stripping dripping dipping whipping gripping

Questions

How do you pronounce clipping?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɪpɪŋ/.
What does clipping mean?: present participle and gerund of clip
Where does clipping come from?: By surface analysis, clip + -ing.

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