chipping

See also: Chipping

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪpɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From chip +‎ -ing.

Verb

chipping

  1. present participle and gerund of chip

Etymology 2

From Middle English chippyng, chippynge, equivalent to chip +‎ -ing.

Noun

chipping (countable and uncountable, plural chippings)

  1. (countable) A fragment broken off a larger object.
  2. (uncountable) The act of creating or producing chips, as by breaking something into small fragments, cutting potatoes, removing fragments from pottery, etc.
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