Clipping Definition

klĭpĭng
clippings
noun
clippings
The act of cutting out or trimming off.
Webster's New World
Something cut out or trimmed off.
Hair clippings.
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A news story or other item clipped from a newspaper, magazine, etc.
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(countable, linguistics) A short form (of a word).
The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement".
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(uncountable, signal processing) The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level.
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verb

Present participle of clip.

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Other Word Forms of Clipping

Noun

Singular:
clipping
Plural:
clippings

Clipping Sentence Examples

  • Clara swung it back and forth, clipping the grass off neatly with each stroke.

  • As it bears clipping well, it was formerly much used in geometric gardening.

  • The risk of late rebleeding is low, but is more common after endovascular coiling than after neurosurgical clipping.

  • Click [here] for a newspaper clipping, which shows his marching band, circa 1910.

  • Clipping is disabled to allow drawing outside the default plot window, which is only two-dimensional.

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Words Starting With

CCLCLI

Words Ending With

GNGING

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clipping

Words Starting With C and Ending With G

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With C8 Letter Words Ending With G