transcription, транскрипция: [ kʌtɪŋ ]
( cuttings)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine. ( BRIT; in AM, use clipping )
Here are the press cuttings and reviews.
= clipping
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2.
A cutting from a plant is a part of the plant that you have cut off so that you can grow a new plant from it.
Take cuttings from it in July or August.
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3.
A cutting is a narrow valley cut through a hill so that a railway line or road can pass through. ( BRIT; in AM, use cut )
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4.
A cutting remark is unkind and likely to hurt someone’s feelings.
People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior or powerful.
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