Synonym: bleak, carving, clipping, cut, cutting off, edged, film editing, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, newspaper clipping, piercing, press clipping, press cutting, raw, slip, stabbing, stinging, thinning. Similar words: cutting edge, press cutting, abutting, jutting, putting, butt in, letting, setting. Meaning: ['kʌtɪŋ] n. 1. the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film 2. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting 3. the act of cutting something into parts 4. a piece cut off from the main part of something 5. an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine 6. removing parts to create a desired shape 7. the division of a deck of cards before dealing 8. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge 9. the act of diluting something 10. the act of shortening something by choping off the ends. adj. 1. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character 2. unpleasantly cold and damp 3. as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument 4. suitable for cutting or severing.
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(61) The cutting have all fogged off.
(62) The children were busy cutting and pasting paper hats.
(63) Cutting the bush back in the autumn will help promote vigorous growth in the spring.
(64) Cost cutting had enabled the organization to survive a previous cash crunch.
(65) The big factories are trying to stay alive by cutting costs.
(66) If Pearce had been fit, we would have won. We missed the cutting edge he would have given us.
(67) Marie took her time cutting my hair and did it really well.
(68) He wants to cut costs, and to that end is looking at ways of cutting the company's operations.
(69) To top it all off one of the catering staff managed to slice their finger cutting cheese.
(70) Your essay's too long - it needs cutting down a little.
(71) We tried cutting through a back road but it was a dead end.
(72) This method involves cutting a very thin slice from the object.
(73) Television censors are cutting out scenes which they claim may offend.
(74) My brother is fretful because he is cutting his teeth.
(75) Even in normal traffic(Sentencedict), 20 minutes to get to the airport is cutting it fine.
(76) The grass needs cutting but I can't be bothered to do it today.
(77) If we don't leave till after lunch we'll be cutting it very fine.
(78) My work's cutting into my free time at the moment.
(79) If you refuse her help because you're angry with her, you're cutting off your nose to spite your face.
(80) The government has come under attack from all sides for cutting education spending.
(81) Cutting school more than once in three months is a sign of trouble.
(82) There are only five minutes to go.You might just manage to get to the station, but you're cutting it rather fine.
(83) Electricity generating companies are running down stocks and cutting purchases.
(84) Jordan promised to trim the city budget without cutting essential services.
(85) People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior or powerful.
(86) John didn't miss a trick when it came to cutting costs.
(87) He worked fast, cutting and slicing the turf neatly, heaving the sod to one side.
(88) It's a waste of energy cutting this grass?nobody's going to see it.
(89) How do you stop your eyes from watering when you're cutting up onions?
(90) They're trying to get old stock off their hands by cutting prices.
More similar words: cutting edge, press cutting, abutting, jutting, putting, butt in, letting, setting, sitting, fitting, vetting, quitting, blotting, forgetting, plotting, knitting, emitting, unwitting, wittingly, sitting room, unwittingly, unremitting, transmitting, scuttle, cut-throat, cutthroat, cut through, cut the mustard, cut in, cut into.