chopping

SayCHOP-ingUS/ˈt͡ʃɑpɪŋ/UK/ˈt͡ʃɒpɪŋ/

4 meanings of chopping

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of chop. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the activity.
He is chopping wood behind the barn.
She kept chopping the onions until they were tiny.
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2
noununcountable
The act of cutting something with a quick, hard stroke.
Like the quick up-and-down motion you make cutting a carrot.
The chopping of the wood went on all afternoon.
She listened to the steady chopping coming from the kitchen.
Similarcutting, hacking, splitting, hewing
3
adjective
Changing suddenly, like the wind, or covered with small rough waves that knock together.
Like a flag that keeps flapping in different directions in a gusty breeze.
The chopping wind kept switching from north to south all day.
Small boats struggled in the chopping waves near the harbor.
Similarrough, turbulent, variable
Oppositesteady, calm, smooth

Less common meaning

4
adjectiveobsolete
Large and well-fed in body, stout and plump.
Like a plump, healthy baby with round, full cheeks.
The farmer's wife gave birth to a chopping baby boy.
A chopping young calf stood beside its mother in the field.
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chopping is a form of chop

chop, verb: To cut something into small pieces using quick, hard strokes. Full entry

Forms: chopchops he/she/itchopping -ing formchopped past tense, past participle
Spelling: chop → chopping: double the p, add -ing

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