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clipping

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1. clipping - Noun

2. clipping - Adjective

3. clipping - Verb

Derived from clip

Meaning

of Clip

The act of embracing.

The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the practice of clipping the edges of coins.

That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece separated by clipping; as, newspaper clippings.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Some people insist that "mediocre” is better than "best.” They delight in clipping wings because they themselves can't fly. They despise brains because they have none. Pfah! Robert A. Heinlein

Your letter is received, accompanied by a newspaper clipping which discusses the possibility that a colored man may be the Republican nominee for Congress from one of the New York districts. Calvin Coolidge

he searched through piles of letters and clippings Source: Internet

A Marine Corps F-35 fighter in Imperial County, California, after clipping the wing of a Marine KC-130 refueling tanker during a mid-air refueling, according to a Marine Corps statement. Source: Internet

A Marine Corps F-35 fighter jet in the Coachella Valley crashed after clipping wings with a Marine KC-130 refueling tanker during a mid-air refueling exercise, according to a Marine Corps statement. Source: Internet

Distortion pedals produce perfectly flattened peaks or "hard" clipping. Source: Internet

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