Carving vs Cutting - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between carving and cutting

is that carving is a carved object while cutting is the action of the verb to cut.

is that carving is present participle of lang=en while cutting is present participle of lang=en.

that is used for cutting.

(en noun)

A carved object.

The carving on the oak panels was ancient.

The craft of producing a carved object.

He took up carving after his retirement.

(head)

(snowboarding) Executing turns without pivoting.

(head)

(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut .

How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?

(countable) A section removed from the larger whole.

(countable) A newspaper clipping.

(countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.

(countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

The actor had to make his ''cutting'' shorter to fit the audition time.

(uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.

(uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.

(countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.

*1876 , , Journey by Train :

*:WE flash across the level.

*:We thunder thro' the bridges.

*:We bicker down the cuttings .

*:We sway along the ridges.

* (narrow passage for a transportation route) cut

(en adjective)

(not comparable) That is used for cutting.

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

Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.

The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.