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Synonyms for clipping

8 synonyms
3 meanings

noun

Most common

cutting press cutting snippet offcut trimming snip

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Cutting — an article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine

cutting, press cutting

2. Snippet — A piece of something removed by clipping

snippet, offcut

3. Trimming

Other

Definitions

n. 1
A piece of something removed by clipping.
n. 2
An article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.
n. 3
The act by which something is clipped (in any sense).

Forms

Plural: clippings → cuttings, snippets, offcuts, trimmings…

Example sentences

cutting Banks are cutting lending to industrial borrowers.
snippet She gave me a snippet of information which is top secret.
trimming Ziri was trimming his heathers with a hedge trimmer.
snip Ziri wants a snip of ivy to propagate it in his garden.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
clipping		steady
cutting		steady
snippet		rising
offcut		rising
trimming		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: trim¹, snip¹
5 letters: piece¹
6 letters: offcut
7 letters: cutting², snippet²
8 letters: trimming²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cutting² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: clippage