What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Cutting vs Tearing - What's the difference?

cutting | tearing |

As verbs the difference between cutting and tearing

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

As nouns the difference between cutting and tearing

is that cutting is the action of the verb to cut while tearing is the act by which something is torn; a laceration.

As adjectives the difference between cutting and tearing

is that cutting is that is used for cutting while tearing is very hasty.

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.

    tearing

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • very hasty
    • a tearing hurry

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
  • (computer graphics) Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.
  • * 2003 , David P. Luebke, Level of detail for 3D graphics (page 303)
    • Even in this case, tearing still results if the swap occurs in the middle of a refresh cycle.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) continuous shedding of tears; epiphora

    • Anagrams

    * * * *