Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clip
plural clippings
- countableuncountableThe act by which something is clipped (in any sense).
- countableA piece of something removed by clipping.
grass clippings
2 more examples
a clipping of hair
I use a mulching mower and usually let the clippings go back to the lawn, but sometimes I'll gather clippings for mulching in the vegetable garden.
2001 June 19, Pat Kiewicz, “Mulch in the garden”, in rec.gardens (Usenet), message-ID <_ZFX6.44183$s12.1097074@typhoon.mw.mediaone.net> - countablejournalismAn article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.
When a 90-year-old yellowed clipping appeared one day at my feet, an implausible new mystery entered my life.
2011 November 19, James Bishop Jr., “Grand Canyon mystery runs deep”, in The Arizona RepublicSynonyms: cutting, press cutting
- uncountablehuman sciencesA process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal ones.
- countablehuman sciencesA short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.
The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement".
1 more example
> --Lia An unusual clipping! -or is it not short for Julia?
2007 December 11, Peter T. Daniels, “Bushman clicks and tsks”, in sci.lang (Usenet), message-ID <b992264e-0708-4570-b54d-4ecc43586865@t1g2000pra.googlegroups.com>Synonyms: short form
- UKnot comparableobsoleteslangExcellent; very good.
Rather! a clipping good run!
1887, Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches, page 2701 more example
A Yankee fellow told a clipping good story.
1880, Richard Mounteney Jephson, A Pink Wedding, volume 1, page 124
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.
nounA short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
By surface analysis, clip + -ing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀπόκομμα
- ἀπόκομμα (apókomma)piece of something removed by clipping
Arabic قُلَامَة
- قُلَامَة (qulāma)piece of something removed by clipping
Bulgarian отрязък, изрезка
- отрязък (otrjazăk)piece of something removed by clipping
- изрезка (izrezka)piece of something removed by clipping
- изрезка (izrezka)article clipped from a newspaper
- съкращение (săkraštenie)short form
- кастрене (kastrene)action of the verb "to clip"
- подрязване (podrjazvane)action of the verb "to clip"
Catalan retall, retall
- retallpiece of something removed by clipping
- retallarticle clipped from a newspaper
- truncamentshort form
Czech zkrácenina
- zkráceninashort form
Dutch knipsel, krantenknipsel
- knipselpiece of something removed by clipping
- krantenknipselarticle clipped from a newspaper
- verkortingshort form
Finnish leike, leike
- leikepiece of something removed by clipping
- leikearticle clipped from a newspaper
- lehtileikearticle clipped from a newspaper
- lyhennysshort form
- leikkaaminenaction of the verb "to clip"
- leikkausaction of the verb "to clip"
French troncation, apocope
- troncationshort form
- apocopeshort form
German Schnipsel, Abschnitt
- Schnipselpiece of something removed by clipping
- Abschnittpiece of something removed by clipping
- Schnittpiece of something removed by clipping
- Rasenschnittpiece of something removed by clipping
- Zeitungsausschnittarticle clipped from a newspaper
- Presseausschnittarticle clipped from a newspaper
- Ausschnittarticle clipped from a newspaper
- Kurzformshort form
- Kurzwortbildungshort form
- Verkürzungshort form
- schneidendaction of the verb "to clip"
- abschneidendaction of the verb "to clip"
Greek περικοπή
- περικοπή (perikopí)short form
Hungarian szórövidülés, szócsonkítás
- szórövidülésshort form
- szócsonkításshort form
Icelandic úrklippa
- úrklippaarticle clipped from a newspaper
Irish gearrthán, bearradh
- gearrthánarticle clipped from a newspaper
- bearradhshort form
Italian accorciamento
- accorciamentoshort form
Māori topenga
- topengapiece of something removed by clipping
Polish wycinek, wycinek
- wycinekpiece of something removed by clipping
- wycinekarticle clipped from a newspaper
- skrótshort form
- podcinaniesignal processing
- przycinaniecomputer graphics
- podcinaniefootball
- przycinanieaction of the verb "to clip"
Portuguese clipagem, recorte
- clipagempiece of something removed by clipping
- recortepiece of something removed by clipping
- recortearticle clipped from a newspaper
- encurtamentoshort form
- cortadoaction of the verb "to clip"
- recortadoaction of the verb "to clip"
Russian обрезка, срез
- обрезка (obrezka)piece of something removed by clipping
- срез (srez)piece of something removed by clipping
Spanish recorte, recorte
- recortepiece of something removed by clipping
- recortearticle clipped from a newspaper
- acortamientoshort form
Ukrainian стри́жка
- стри́жка (strýžka)action of the verb "to clip"
Welsh toriad, talfyriad
- toriadarticle clipped from a newspaper
- talfyriadshort form
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with clipping
All rhymes →Cite this entry
clipping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clipping
“clipping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clipping. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clipping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clipping.
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