dicing

American  

[dahy-sing] / ˈdaɪ sɪŋ /

noun

1. gambling or playing with dice.

2. ornamentation, especially of leather, with squares or diamonds.

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Etymology

Origin of dicing

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; dice, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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

On the way loans were being made by private credit, Mr Bailey said there was starting to be "what used to be called sort of slicing and dicing and tranching of loan structures".

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

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

This slicing and dicing of responsibility and accountability has not only failed to manage the space—it has affirmatively made matters worse, and it threatens to continue doing so if we don’t fix it.

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2023

Day or night, the benches below the salt were never less than half-full with men drinking, dicing, talking, or sleeping in their clothes in quiet comers.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin