chipping

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From chip +‎ -ing.

Verb[edit]

chipping

  1. present participle and gerund of chip

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English chippyng, chippynge, equivalent to chip +‎ -ing.

Noun[edit]

chipping (countable and uncountable, plural chippings)

  1. (countable) A fragment broken off a larger material.
  2. (uncountable) The act of breaking something into small fragments, or of removing fragments from pottery etc.
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