chipping

SayCHIP-ing/ˈt͡ʃɪpɪŋ/

Noun pluralchippings

3 meanings of chipping

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of chip. Use this form for the action as it happens or as a name for the activity.
The paint is chipping off the old door.
He kept chipping ice from the front steps.
Note
2
nouncountable
A small piece that has broken off something bigger.
Like a tiny crumb that falls off when you break a cookie.
A stone chipping flew up and cracked the windshield.
The garden path was covered with sharp chippings.
Similarfragment, flake, shard, splinter
3
noununcountable
The act of breaking or cutting something into small pieces.
Like slowly breaking a big rock into many little bits.
The chipping of the old paint took all afternoon.
Careful chipping shaped the flint into a sharp blade.

chipping is a form of chip

chip, verb: To lose a small piece from being knocked, worn, or struck. Full entry

Forms: chipchips he/she/itchipping -ing formchipped past tense, past participle
Spelling: chip → chipping: double the p, add -ing

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Origins

Meaning 1

It comes from "chip" plus "-ing".

Meanings 2–3

It comes from the Middle English word "chippyng", made from "chip" plus "-ing".