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

Etymology

Origin of clipping

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

Example Sentences

Clipping campaigns that use targeted ads distributed by creators and stars themselves are more effective than paying young, pseudonymous users to create and distribute videos with limited controls for quality or context, said Schaefer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Clipping, before it was even known by that name, was pioneered in its modern form by Andrew Tate, who rode the traction to outsize international recognition in the early part of the decade.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Clipping their wings is just as cruel, as they have been deprived of their natural ability to fly.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2022

“We’re looking into what we can do to get it taken down,” added the L.A. noise-rap trio Clipping.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2022

First, the boss took her on a tour of inspection of the Press Clipping Bureau.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith