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• present participle of cut.

cutting

American  

[kuht-ing] / ˈkʌt ɪŋ /

noun

• cuttings
  plural

1. the act of a person or thing that cuts.

2. something cut, cut off, or cut out.

3. Horticulture. a piece, as a root, stem, or leaf, cut from a plant and used for propagation.

4. something made by cutting, as a recording.

5. a form of repetitive self-injury in which a person deliberately cuts the skin, as to cope with stress or negative emotions.

6. Manège.

   1. the removal of a specific animal from a herd of cattle, as performed by a ranch horse.

   2. a competitive exhibition in which horses demonstrate this skill.

7. Chiefly British. a clipping from a newspaper, magazine, etc.

8. British. a trenchlike excavation, especially through a hill, as one made in constructing a highway.

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adjective

1. able to cut or slice.

   a cutting blade.

2. piercing, as a wind.

3. wounding the feelings severely; sarcastic.

   Synonyms:

   sardonic, acid, mordant, biting, caustic

4. Manège. relating to or noting a horse bred or trained for the ranching task of separating a specific animal from a herd of cattle, or the competitive exhibition of this skill: The last day of the rodeo was dedicated to the cutting competition and barrel racing finals.

   Champion cutting horses are bred for agility.

   The last day of the rodeo was dedicated to the cutting competition and barrel racing finals.

cutting British  

/ ˈkʌtɪŋ /

noun

1. a piece cut off from the main part of something

2. horticulture

   1. a method of vegetative propagation in which a part of a plant, such as a stem or leaf, is induced to form its own roots

   2. a part separated for this purpose

3. Also called (esp US and Canadian): clipping. an article, photograph, etc, cut from a newspaper or other publication

4. the editing process by which a film is cut and made

5. an excavation in a piece of high land for a road, railway, etc, enabling it to remain at approximately the same level

6. informal sharp-wittedness

   there is no cutting in him

7. (modifier) designed for or adapted to cutting; edged; sharp

   a cutting tool

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adjective

1. keen; piercing

   a cutting wind

2. tending to hurt the feelings

   a cutting remark

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• cuttingness
  noun
• noncutting
  adjective
• self-cutting
  adjective
• cuttingly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• cuttings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of cutting

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see origin at cut, -ing ¹, -ing ²

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Example Sentences

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cutting cuttings

The carefully rendered visages are then, at the final moment, slashed with a coup de grâce—a stroke cutting across the mandible or a thick single point that pierces into the chin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Planting there won’t start until after the ribbon cutting and certain animals might be less inclined to use areas without the cover it provides, such as bobcats, Riley said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

BMW and Mercedes-Benz are also cutting jobs, and all three have issued profit warnings this year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

She ran on cutting homelessness, increasing housing in the city, saving Hollywood jobs from continued cuts and protecting residents from immigration enforcement efforts.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

She was cutting her waffles into perfect squares, each pocket loaded with syrup.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

But the most decisive evidence came from tiny mineral crystals discovered in rock cuttings collected from an oil well near the crater.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Biomass fuel includes construction waste, orchard cuttings and nutshells, all things that would otherwise be burned in the field or sent to a landfill — thus the designation “carbon neutral.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

All they had to do was obtain cuttings from berry plants on existing farms, then reproduce them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The couple have a seven-year-old son Arlo who they have taught about the tropical plants, and who helps by taking cuttings and sowing seeds.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Next came the seeders, whose job was to push cane cuttings into the cane holes or the rows made by the plows, and cover them with soil.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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