Synonyms for clipping
ˈklɪp ɪŋclip·ping

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clippingnoun

   A piece of something removed by clipping.

   Synonyms:
   snippet, offcut, cutting, short form

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cuttingnoun

   an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

   "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

   Synonyms:
   clip, cut, snip, trimming, film editing, slip, press clipping, press cutting, cutting, carving, cutting off, thinning, newspaper clipping, trim

2. trim, trimming, clippingnoun

   cutting down to the desired size or shape

   Synonyms:
   clip, snip, cutting, trimming, press clipping, press cutting, newspaper clipping, passementerie, trimness, trim

3. clip, clipping, snipnoun

   the act of clipping or snipping

   Synonyms:
   snipping, clip, trim, snip, cutting, trimming, snippet, press clipping, newspaper clipping, cartridge holder, magazine, cartridge clip, time, press cutting

Matched Categories

1. • Cut
   • Excerpt

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "clipping":

   cut-off, cut, cutoff, nailing, cutout

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How to use clipping in a sentence?

1. Raffy Karamanoukian:

   It involves clipping the nerve that gives the message to the sweat glands and armpit.

2. Photographer Blincoe:

   You could take a photo of a bouquet of flowers or you could spend five hours clipping the tops and arranging them by gradient, it's just a different way of looking at something that other people aren't willing to put in the time for.