Unscramble clippings

Definition of clipping

noun:

• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings". Synonyms: cutting, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting.
• cutting down to the desired size or shape. Synonyms: trim, trimming.
• the act of clipping or snipping. Synonyms: clip, snip.

verb:

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers". Synonyms: clip, nip, nip off, snip, snip off.
• run at a moderately swift pace. Synonyms: clip, jog, trot.
• attach with a clip; "clip the papers together". Synonyms: clip. Antonyms: unclip.
• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden". Synonyms: clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim.
• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short", "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries". Synonyms: clip, curtail, cut short.

Related words

disbud, nip, pinch, poll, pollard, pruning, shear, top.

Words nearby

chipping, clapping, clopping, slipping.

Rhymes with

chipping, dripping, equipping, gripping, nipping, ripping, shipping, slipping, stripping, tripping, whipping, whipping.