cutting

cut-ting · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A piece cut from a plant for propagation.

  2. 2.

    A clipping from a newspaper or magazine.

  3. 3.

    A passage cut through rock or earth for a road or railway.

  4. 4.

    Capable of cutting; sharp.

  5. 5.

    (Of remarks) Hurtful or sarcastic.

  6. 6.

    Present participle of cut.

Forms

plural: cuttings

Related words

See also: cut, cuts, cutter
Synonyms: clipping, excerpt, snippet

Etymology

From Middle English cutten meaning "to cut" with the suffix -ing, forming both a verbal noun and present participle.