How to pronounce “clipping”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• present participle and gerund of clip
• [Noun]
• The act by which something is clipped (in any sense).
• (countable) A piece of something removed by clipping.
• (countable, journalism) An article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.
• (uncountable, linguistics) A process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal ones.
• (countable, linguistics) A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.
• (uncountable, signal processing) The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level.
• (uncountable, computer graphics) The use of a mask to hide part of an object or image.
• (uncountable, American football, Canadian football) Falling, rolling, or throwing one's body on the back of an opponent's legs after approaching from behind.
• [Adjective]
• (UK, slang, obsolete) Excellent; very good.

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