cutting
adjective
1. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
- cutting remarks
Similar word(s): unkind, edged, stinging
2. unpleasantly cold and damp
Similar word(s): cold, bleak, raw
3. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- a cutting wind
Similar word(s): sharp, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing
Sentences with cutting as an adjective:
- I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
- The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.
noun
1. the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
Definition categories: act
2. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
Similar word(s): slip
Definition categories: plant, stalk, stem
3. the act of cutting something into parts
- his cuts were skillful
- his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
Similar word(s): cut
Definition categories: act, division
4. a piece cut off from the main part of something
Definition categories: object, part, piece
5. an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
Similar word(s): clipping
Definition categories: communication, excerpt, excerption, extract, selection
6. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
Similar word(s): carving
Definition categories: act
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
Similar word(s): cut
Definition categories: act, division
8. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
Similar word(s): cut
Definition categories: act, opening
9. the act of diluting something
- the cutting of whiskey with water
Similar word(s): thinning
Definition categories: act, dilution
10. the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the barber gave him a good cut
Similar word(s): cut
Definition categories: act, shortening
Sentences with cutting as a noun:
- How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
- The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
verb
1. present participle of cut