chipping
chipping · chippings
чип, чипси
осколок, фишка, обломок
Chip, Span, Splitter
A fragment broken off a larger objectA fragment broken off a larger object.
/ˈt͡ʃɪpɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A fragment broken off a larger object.
(uncountable)The act of creating or producing chips, as by breaking something into small fragments, cutting potatoes, removing fragments from pottery, etc.
More definitions
- the act of chipping something
Origin
From Middle English chippyng, chippynge, equivalent to chip + -ing.From Middle English chippyng, chippynge, equivalent to chip + -ing.
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Forms
plural: chippingsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of chipping something:chipsplintering
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedchip
Derivedwoodchipping
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable