Chopping vs Cutting - What's the difference?
chopping | cutting |
Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other.
(obsolete) stout; large; plump
* Elijah Fenton
(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut .
(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.
(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.
(not comparable) That is used for cutting.
Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.
As verbs the difference between chopping and cutting
is that chopping is present participle of lang=en while cutting is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between chopping and cutting
is that chopping is the action by which something is chopped while cutting is the action of the verb to cut.As adjectives the difference between chopping and cutting
is that chopping is shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other while cutting is that is used for cutting.chopping
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- a chopping sea
- Yet some prolific planet smil'd, / And gave the pair a chopping child
cutting
English
Verb
(head)Noun
- How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
- The actor had to make his ''cutting'' shorter to fit the audition time.
Synonyms
* (narrow passage for a transportation route) cutAdjective
(en adjective)- I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
- The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.