Definition: 1. A piece cut off from the main part of something. 2. The act of cutting something into parts. 3. The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film. 4. A part removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting.
Use 'cutting' in a sentence:
1. Rescue workers tried to free him by cutting away part of the car.
2. He's always cutting class.
3. The songs were both catchy and cutting.
4. Russia was cutting procurement of new weapons "by about 80 percent," he said.
5. She kept cutting in on our conversation.
6. The government intends to go ahead with its tax cutting plans.
7. They have been cutting down the trees and bulldozing the land.
8. They're cutting funds for education.
9. The company is selling off some sites and concentrating on cutting debts.
10. I just keep cutting.
11. Some companies are cutting costs and hoping for the best.
12. The children were busy cutting and pasting paper hats.
13. If we don't leave till after lunch we'll be cutting it very fine.
14. It has survived by cutting its costs to the bone.
15. Cutting costs often means cutting jobs.
16. We're relying on him to give the team a cutting edge.
17. Many businesses are cutting back by employing lower-paid part-time workers.
18. Cutting our costs is the only way forward.
19. The knife for cutting sausage was sitting in the sink.
20. New roads are cutting into the green belt.
21. We use knives for cutting.
22. Companies are cutting investment and pruning their product ranges.
23. Knives are used for cutting.
24. Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting.
25. Her scene ended up on the cutting room floor.
26. He had thick silver hair which needed cutting.
27. The big factories are trying to stay alive by cutting costs.
28. Use shears with a long reach for cutting high hedges.
29. The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates.
30. They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs.
31. The broadscale cutting down of trees is damaging the environment.
