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Chiseling vs Chipping - What's the difference?

chiseling | chipping |

As verbs the difference between chiseling and chipping

is that chiseling is (us) while chipping is .

As nouns the difference between chiseling and chipping

is that chiseling is while chipping is a fragment broken off of a larger material.

chiseling

English

Alternative forms

* (UK) chiselling

Verb

(head)
  • (US)

    • Noun

    (en noun)

    • chipping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fragment broken off of a larger material
  • The act of breaking something into small fragments, or of removing fragments from pottery etc.