Associations to the word «Clipping»

Wiktionary

CLIPPING, verb. Present participle of clip
CLIPPING, noun. (countable) A piece of something removed by clipping.
CLIPPING, noun. (countable) An article clipped from a newspaper.
CLIPPING, noun. (countable) (linguistics) A short form (of a word).
CLIPPING, noun. (uncountable) (signal processing) the process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level

Dictionary definition

CLIPPING, noun. An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings".
CLIPPING, noun. Cutting down to the desired size or shape.
CLIPPING, noun. The act of clipping or snipping.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras