- present participle of dice.
dicing
AmericanEtymology
Origin of dicing
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at dice, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The bank is undergoing a shake-up under Chief Executive Georges Elhedery, who took over in the fall of 2024 and has set about cutting staff and slicing and dicing divisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
In-between dicing up celery and stirring bubbling meals, which will be distributed to the local area, he's learning more about the charity and what they do.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
Instead, the federal system leaves that slicing and dicing for a different phase of the criminal justice system: sentencing.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2023
When she and her team learned of the corresponding repavement project, she suspected the agency was dicing up the work to speed the projects along and skirt scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
In Catelyn's small corner of the camp, Shadd Was slicing carrots into a kettle, Hal Mollen was dicing with three of his Winterfell men, and Lucas Blackwood sat sharpening his dagger.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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