clipping

American  

[klip-ing] / ˈklɪp ɪŋ /

noun

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

2. a piece clipped clip clipped off or out, especially an article, advertisement, etc., clipped clip 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

• clippingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of clipping

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

Example Sentences

Sheriff John Budensiek said Woods, 50, had rolled his Land Rover vehicle after clipping a pressure cleaner truck on Jupiter Island on Friday.

From BBC

That leaves the BOJ in a familiar bind: Hike too soon and risk clipping fragile growth, or hold back and risk damaging household confidence, plus U.S. scrutiny if the yen weakens excessively.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A Prelude to Immortality” is beautifully produced and sprinkled with images of period news clippings, book advertisements and covers of foreign-language editions of “My Early Life.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Dad was clipping needle teeth on the pigs, so I didn’t have his full attention.

From Literature

I know even without consulting my creased newspaper clipping who I’m looking for.

From Literature