Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cut away

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables: cut -away
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fail to show something; to stop before showing something; to leave a scene; to switch to a different scene quickly.

verb

to cut out something; to remove all or portions of a damaged or diseased area by cutting

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The camera cut away before we could see the reveal."
"The movie cuts away too much and too quickly without letting scenes breathe."
"One womb, one shame, one resolve Liberate this will to release us all Gotta cut away, clear away Snip away and sever this umbilical residue Keeping me from killing you"

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

cuts away (present, singular) cutting away (participle, present)

Questions

What does cut away mean?: To fail to show something; to stop before showing something; to leave a scene; to switch to a different scene quickly.

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