chipping

Plural: chippings

Noun

• the act of chipping something
• A fragment broken off a larger object.
• The act of breaking something into small fragments, or of removing fragments from pottery, etc.

Verb

Verb Forms: chip, chipped, chipping, chips

• Breaking off small pieces; making small cuts.
• break off (a piece from a whole)
• cut a nick into
• play a chip shot
• form by chipping
• break a small piece off from
• present participle and gerund of chip

Examples

• He was chipping away at the vowels, hoping to reveal a bingo opportunity.

Synonyms

break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off, cut off, knap, nick, splintering

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