# chopping

Pronunciation: say "CHOP-ing" US /ˈt͡ʃɑpɪŋ/, UK /ˈt͡ʃɒpɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of chop. — present participle and gerund of chop
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of chop. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the activity.
   - _Chopping vegetables is the first step in the recipe._
   - _The cook was chopping herbs when the timer went off._

## Noun

2. The action of cutting or splitting something with one or more sharp, downward blows.
   - Simple: The act of cutting something with a quick, hard stroke.
   - _The rhythmic chopping of vegetables drifted in from the kitchen._
   - _Hours of chopping left a tall stack of split logs by the shed._

## Adjective

3. Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind does; also, having tumbling waves that dash against one another.
   - Simple: Changing suddenly, like the wind, or covered with small rough waves that knock together.
   - _A chopping wind made it impossible to hold a steady course._
   - _The ferry rolled in the chopping sea beyond the breakwater._

## Adjective

4. Of a person or animal, stout, large, and plump in build. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Large and well-fed in body, stout and plump.
   - _Neighbors admired the chopping infant, round-cheeked and heavy in his mother's arms._
   - _The squire kept a chopping mare, broad and well-fed through the winter._

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