Striking vs Cutting - What's the difference?
striking | cutting |
Making a strong impression.
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*:This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking . In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.
The act by which something strikes or is struck.
* 2012 , Andrew Pessin, Uncommon Sense (page 142)
(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 adjectives the difference between striking and cutting
is that striking is making a strong impression while cutting is (not comparable) that is used for cutting.As verbs the difference between striking and cutting
is that striking is while cutting is .As nouns the difference between striking and cutting
is that striking is the act by which something strikes or is struck while cutting is (countable|uncountable) the action of the verb to cut .striking
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- We've observed plenty of strikings followed by lightings, so even if we should not say that the strikings cause the lightings, isn't it at least reasonable to predict, and to believe, that the next time we strike a match in similar conditions, it will be followed by a lighting?
Anagrams
*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.