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Cutting vs Severing - What's the difference?

cutting | severing |

As verbs the difference between cutting and severing

is that cutting is present participle of lang=en while severing is present participle of sever.

As nouns the difference between cutting and severing

is that cutting is the action of the verb to cut while severing is the act by which something is severed.

As an adjective cutting

is that is used for cutting.

cutting

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

  • (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.
  • Synonyms

    * (narrow passage for a transportation route) cut

    Adjective

    (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.

    severing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is severed.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=April 7, author=Janet Maslin, title=A Sex Researcher Walks Into a Lab, and Then Things Start to Get Comical, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=The penile mishaps (one involving a bristled toothbrush), severings (one involves hungry ducks) and surgeries cited by Ms. Roach are nothing if not memorable, but her book consistently undermines its own discoveries. }}