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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(91) She is cutting down her dress for her younger sister.
(92) Several major hospitals are cutting back on staff at the moment.
(93) He got out his knife and acted out cutting into the sleeping bag.
(94) The car industry uses machine tools for cutting car body parts.
(95) They used pressure tactics to force them to return, including cutting food and water supplies.
(96) Spending by Japanese companies has left them more competitive than companies in other nations. They will be cutting through the competition like a hot knife through butter.
(97) You merely caused a crash by cutting in on me like that!
(98) He chopped off the small branches before cutting down the tree.
(99) The team are relying on Gregg to give them a cutting edge .
(100) Cutting the nerves to the stomach does not affect hunger.
(101) We're relying on him to give the team a cutting edge.
(101) Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and build good sentences.
(102) There is evidence that the industry's greed means that it is cutting off its nose to spite its face.
(103) Some companies are cutting costs and hoping for the best.
(104) Leave the cake to cool for an hour before cutting it.
(105) Cutting down fruit trees for firewood is a case of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
(106) The magazine offers tips on cutting your house maintenance costs.
(107) We have been cutting back a bit: we did have thirteen horses[sentencedict.com], but now it's nine.
(108) There ought to be a law against cutting off power supplies in the middle of February.
(109) By refusing to work they are cutting off their noses to spite their faces because the company will close down.
(110) The director has launched on yet another plan for cutting costs.
(111) She arrived ten minutes before her flight, so she was cutting it a bit fine.
(112) She was outside cutting the dead heads off the roses.
(113) He'd just be cutting his own throat if he left now.
(114) The children were cutting out squares from the scraps of material.
(115) Mr. Long was now cutting himself a piece of the pink cake.
(116) The baby's cutting a tooth. That's why she's crying all the time.
(117) We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but it was a case of cutting our coat according to our cloth.
(118) Scott Hastings has called time on his international career by cutting short his contract.
(119) Use shears with a long reach for cutting high hedges.
(120) You really need a knife with a serrated edge for cutting bread.
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.