cutting
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,723 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 49,459 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film also: film editing
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting also: slip
- the act of cutting something into parts also: cut his cuts were skillfulhis cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
- a piece cut off from the main part of something
- an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine also: clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting he searched through piles of letters and clippings
- removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape also: carving
cutting in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Had started yesterday cutting grass on lawn with machine.
Punch — Volume 99, November 29, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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Come, my good sir, it's cutting off your nose to spite your face.
In Luck at Last · Walter Besant · Chapter 1
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His rich brown hair, that wanted cutting, told well against the warm straw-white.
Somehow Good · William De Morgan · Chapter 1
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His cameo cutting naturally assisted him in the perfection of art in high and low relief.
The Mentor — No. 36 · Lorado Taft · Chapter 1
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Unable to quench the flames, the crew began cutting the masts, intending to heave them overboard.
The Boy's Book of the Sea · Eric Wood · Chapter 1