cutting

Definition

The action of the verb to cut.

Etymology

From cut + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?"
• "Ye ſhall not make any cuttings in your fleſh for the dead, nor print any markes vpon you: I am the Lord."
• "The first stage of the demolition work consisted of removing, by oxy-acetylene cutting, the whole of the plate floor, cross-girders, and lattice parapets."