What does cutting mean?

cutting means "the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film". That is the primary sense; the word has 13 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cutting?

cutting has 2 syllables: cut-ting. The stress falls on "cut". In IPA it is /ˈkʌtɪŋ/.

What is another word for cutting?

Close synonyms include film editing, slip, cut, clipping, newspaper clipping. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cutting a common word?

cutting is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

cutting — meaning, pronunciation and 13 definitions

noun

10 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
Synonymsfilm editing
Broadercreating by removal
2.
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
Synonymsslip
Broaderstalk
Narrowerquickset
3.
the act of cutting something into parts
“his cuts were skillful”
“his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess”
Synonymscut
Broaderdivision
Narrowerseverance dissection scission slicing undercut
4.
a piece cut off from the main part of something
Broaderpart
Narrowerpruning
5.
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
“he searched through piles of letters and clippings”
Synonymsclipping newspaper clipping press clipping press cutting
Broaderexcerpt
6.
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
Synonymscarving
Broadercreating by removal
Narrowerpetroglyph truncation
7.
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
“he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal”
“the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual”
Synonymscut
Broaderdivision
Part ofcard game
8.
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
“his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels”
Synonymscut
Broaderopening
Narrowernotch slash incision
9.
the act of diluting something
“the cutting of whiskey with water”
“the thinning of paint with turpentine”
Synonymsthinning
Broaderdilution
10.
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
“the barber gave him a good cut”
Synonymscut cutting off
Broadershortening
Narrowerclip haircut trim shearing

adjective

3 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
“cutting remarks”
“edged satire”
“a stinging comment”
Synonymsedged stinging
Similarunkind
2.
unpleasantly cold and damp
“bleak winds of the North Atlantic”
Synonymsbleak raw
Similarcold
3.
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
“a cutting wind”
“keen winds”
“knifelike cold”
“piercing knifelike pains”
“piercing cold”
“piercing criticism”
“a stabbing pain”
“lancinating pain”
Synonymskeen knifelike piercing stabbing lancinate lancinating
Similarsharp

Other forms of cutting

plural: cuttings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cutting

What does cutting mean?: cutting means "the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film". That is the primary sense; the word has 13 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in cutting?: cutting has 2 syllables: cut-ting. The stress falls on "cut". In IPA it is /ˈkʌtɪŋ/.
What is another word for cutting?: Close synonyms include film editing, slip, cut, clipping, newspaper clipping. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is cutting a common word?: cutting is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for cutting come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

noun

10 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
Synonymsfilm editing
Broadercreating by removal
2.
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
Synonymsslip
Broaderstalk
Narrowerquickset
3.
the act of cutting something into parts
“his cuts were skillful”
“his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess”
Synonymscut
Broaderdivision
Narrowerseverance dissection scission slicing undercut
4.
a piece cut off from the main part of something
Broaderpart
Narrowerpruning
5.
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
“he searched through piles of letters and clippings”
Synonymsclipping newspaper clipping press clipping press cutting
Broaderexcerpt
6.
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
Synonymscarving
Broadercreating by removal
Narrowerpetroglyph truncation
7.
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
“he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal”
“the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual”
Synonymscut
Broaderdivision
Part ofcard game
8.
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
“his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels”
Synonymscut
Broaderopening
Narrowernotch slash incision
9.
the act of diluting something
“the cutting of whiskey with water”
“the thinning of paint with turpentine”
Synonymsthinning
Broaderdilution
10.
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
“the barber gave him a good cut”
Synonymscut cutting off
Broadershortening
Narrowerclip haircut trim shearing

adjective

3 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
“cutting remarks”
“edged satire”
“a stinging comment”
Synonymsedged stinging
Similarunkind
2.
unpleasantly cold and damp
“bleak winds of the North Atlantic”
Synonymsbleak raw
Similarcold
3.
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
“a cutting wind”
“keen winds”
“knifelike cold”
“piercing knifelike pains”
“piercing cold”
“piercing criticism”
“a stabbing pain”
“lancinating pain”
Synonymskeen knifelike piercing stabbing lancinate lancinating
Similarsharp

Other forms of cutting

plural: cuttings·

Questions about cutting

What does cutting mean?: cutting means "the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film". That is the primary sense; the word has 13 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in cutting?: cutting has 2 syllables: cut-ting. The stress falls on "cut". In IPA it is /ˈkʌtɪŋ/.
What is another word for cutting?: Close synonyms include film editing, slip, cut, clipping, newspaper clipping. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is cutting a common word?: cutting is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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