clipping meaning
clipping :
cut piece, section
noun
▪ I found a clipping about the event.
▪ I found a cut piece about the event.
▪ The newspaper clipping was old.
▪ The cut piece from the newspaper was old.
paraphrasing
▪ excerpt – a short part from a larger text
▪ article – a piece of writing in a publication
▪ section – a part of something larger
▪ snippet – a small portion or extract
clipping :
shortened, cut down
adjective
▪ The clipping form makes the word shorter.
▪ The shortened form makes the word shorter.
▪ A clipping word is easy to say.
▪ A shortened word is easy to say.
paraphrasing
▪ clipped – cut short
▪ shortened – made smaller in length
▪ brief – short in duration or extent
▪ concise – giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words
Pronunciation
clipping [ˈklɪp.ɪŋ]
The stress is on 'clip' and sounds like 'klip-ing'.
clipping [ˈklɪp.ɪŋ]
The stress is also on 'clip' and sounds like 'klip-ing'.
Common phrases and grammar about clipping
clipping - Common meaning
noun
cut piece, section
adjective
shortened, cut down
Part of Speech Changes for "clipping"
▪ clip (verb) – to cut or trim
▪ clipper (noun) – a tool for cutting
▪ clipped (adjective) – trimmed or cut
Common Expressions with "clipping"
▪ newspaper clipping – a piece cut from a newspaper
▪ hair clipping – cut strands of hair
▪ clipping tool – tool used for cutting
▪ hair clipping device – device for trimming hair
Important examples of clipping in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, clipping often refers to cut pieces from articles or publications.
Example of a confusing word: clipping (as in trimming or cutting hair)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Clipping can also describe shortened forms of words, often used in grammar questions.
clipping
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
clipping from the news
'cut piece from the news', used to refer to articles.
clipping service
means 'a service that collects articles', used in media contexts.
Differences between similar words and clipping
clipping
,
excerpt
differences
Clipping refers to a cut piece from a publication, while excerpt refers to a selected part of a text.
clipping
,
snippet
differences
Clipping is often a cut from a larger work, while snippet is a small portion that may not be formal.
Words with the same origin as clipping
The origin of clipping
Clipping comes from the word 'clip', which means to cut, and it refers to cut pieces from texts.
Word structure
The composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The root of clipping is clip. Words with the same root include clipper (a tool for cutting) and clippers (a type of scissors).
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