cutting
Definitions
Noun
- The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
- A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- The act of cutting something into parts
- A piece cut off from the main part of something
- An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
- Removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
- The division of a deck of cards before dealing
- The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- The act of diluting something
- The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
Verb
- Separate with or as if with an instrument
- Cut down on; make a reduction in
- Turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- Make an incision or separation
- Discharge from a group
- Form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- Style and tailor in a certain fashion
- Hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- Make out and issue
- Cut and assemble the components of
- Intentionally fail to attend
- Be able to manage or manage successfully
- Give the appearance or impression of
- Move (one's fist)
- Pass directly and often in haste
- Pass through or across
- Make an abrupt change of image or sound
- Stop filming
- Make a recording of
- Record a performance on (a medium)
- Create by duplicating data
- Form or shape by cutting or incising
- Perform or carry out
- Function as a cutting instrument
- Allow incision or separation
- Divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- Reap or harvest
- Fell by sawing; hew
- Penetrate injuriously
- Refuse to acknowledge
- Shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- Dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- Have a reducing effect
- Cease, stop
- Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- Have grow through the gums
- Grow through the gums
- Cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "cutting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cutting | 2 | 66 |
| 2 | cutting-edge | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | cuttings | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | clearcutting | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | costcutting | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | undercutting | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "cutting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | coming | 2 | 174 |
| 2 | keeping | 2 | 60 |
| 3 | calling | 2 | 45 |
| 4 | cooling | 2 | 42 |
| 5 | coating | 2 | 36 |
| 6 | cooking | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | killing | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | causing | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | crying | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | kicking | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | caring | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | catching | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | coping | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | cursing | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | accruing | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | canning | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | kidding | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | coaching | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | kissing | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | cunning | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | schooling | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | scoring | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | curving | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | scanning | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | scouring | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | sketching | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | skimming | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | skipping | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | cloying | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | coding | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | coughing | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | crowing | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | curbing | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | scheming | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | scouting | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | calming | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | curling | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | kooning | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | schelling | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | scowling | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | skating | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | skidding | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | caving | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | clawing | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | combing | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | conning | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | cowering | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | cowling | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | kenning | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | scaring | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | scathing | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | scooping | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | skirting | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | caching | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | caning | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | capping | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | cashing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | casing | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | caulking | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | cocking | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | codding | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | coffing | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | coining | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | coking | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | colling | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | copping | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | couching | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | cuing | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | culling | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | cumming | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | currying | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | cushing | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | cussing | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | kading | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | kaeding | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | kassing | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | keating | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | keeling | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | kelling | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | kitching | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | kiting | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | koelling | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | koetting | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | kohring | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | kolling | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | koning | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | queuing | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | scaling | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | scarring | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | scoping | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | scourging | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | screwing | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | scurrying | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | skewing | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | skilling | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "cutting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | putting | 2 | 54 |
| 2 | counting | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | quitting | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | scouting | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | courting | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | jutting | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | uttering | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | shutting | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | chatting | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | cuttings | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | scuttling | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | butting | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | nutting | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | gutting | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | cuttino | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | cuing | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | cluttering | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | acquitting | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | mutating | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | clotting | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "cutting" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cutting off | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "cutting" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "cutting" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "cutting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cutting-edge | 3 | 1 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 51
Fragments: 6
Sound Alikes: 95
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Mar 15, 2026 San Francisco Chronicle
Mar 16, 2026 The Times of India
Mar 13, 2026 Los Angeles Times
Mar 13, 2026 FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

