Meaning

5 senses
  1. (not comparable)That is used for cutting.

    I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.

  2. (not comparable)Piercing, sharp.

    painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

  3. (not comparable)Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt.

    The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.

    ре́жущийréžuščij

  4. (India, not comparable)Of a beverage: half-sized.

    a cutting chai

  5. (not comparable, obsolete, slang)Cutthroat; ruthlessly competitive.

Examples

271 sentences
  1. The grass needs cutting.

    Траву потрібно підстригти. — deniko

    ruТраву нужно постричь. — Gruzilkin

    deDas Gras muss mal geschnitten werden. — pne

  2. We're cutting our costs.

    Ми скорочуємо видатки. — deniko

  3. Tom is cutting the bread.

    Том нарізає хліб. — deniko

    deTom schneidet das Brot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom hurt himself cutting a branch.

  5. Tom hurt himself when he was cutting a branch.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
(potentially) hurtful:

Origin

From cut + -ing.

From cut + -ing.

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Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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