clipping

American  

[klip-ing] / ˈklɪp ɪŋ /

noun

• clippings
  plural

1. the act of a person or thing that clips.

2. a piece clipped off or out, especially an article, advertisement, etc., clipped from a newspaper or magazine.

3. clipped form.

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adjective

1. serving or tending to clip.

2. Informal. swift.

   a clipping pace.

clipping British  

/ ˈklɪpɪŋ /

noun

1. something cut out or trimmed off, esp an article from a newspaper; cutting

2. the distortion of an audio or visual signal in which the tops of peaks with a high amplitude are cut off, caused by, for example, overloading of amplifier circuits

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adjective

1. informal (prenominal) fast

   a clipping pace

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• clippingly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• clippings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of clipping

1300–50; Middle English. See clip ¹, -ing ², -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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clipping clippings

Weems says clipping helps him make a living from home – giving him more time to spend with his wife and one-year-old son.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

And to do it, they’re clipping some flabbergasting selections from their media libraries and pumping them out into vertical videos.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

Right now, her favorite is the Nopal Cactus candle, which she made using a clipping from an employee’s yard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

He hit 30 off 20 balls before clipping Foulkes to a tumbling Daryl Mitchell at mid-on so Stokes will spend his final day watching his team-mates from the balcony.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Big Ma had me help her clip their wing feathers, which neither the chickens nor Fern appreciated, but clipping their wings made it easier to keep track of them while they strutted about the yard.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

Perea, who describes himself as a bargain shopper, is passionate about repurposing whatever he can; many of the succulents at the stadium came from his own clippings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Police also found ring binders at his home containing newspaper clippings, details of events and other merchandise, the court heard.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

At oral argument, Solicitor General John Sauer could only provide anecdotes about newspaper clippings from China, but admitted that “no one knows” the true number.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Such clippings were often shared among friends, family and communities of correspondents—the 19th-century equivalent, Mr. Wright cleverly asserts, “of posting a link in a group chat.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

She thought about the clippings in the cigar box—and shucks, even the papers on the wall—and thought, maybe...maybe...

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

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