chipping

chipping

See also: Chipping

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪpɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ

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.
    Derived terms