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, the marketing tactic of paying armies of people to cut longer videos into short viral clips, has inspired debate over how real popularity on TikTok or Instagram is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson now has his own clipping operation, Vyro, but it wasn’t long ago that he was turning to the startup known as Clipping for help with a promo campaign.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

“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

A 2015 MTA campaign depicted subway riding figures attending to their nails and hair and advised, "Clipping? Primping? Everybody wants to look their best, but it's a subway car, not a restroom."

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2021

It was from the Model Press Clipping Bureau on Canal Street, New York, and it asked Miss Nolan to report for an interview.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith