Definitions for chopping
chop·ping

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. choppingnoun

   The action by which something is chopped.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Choppingparticipial, adj.

   An epithet frequently applied to infants, by way of ludicrous commendation: imagined by Stephen Skinner to signify lusty, from cas, Sax.

   Etymology: In this sense, of uncertain etymology.

   by others to mean a child that would bring money at a market. Perhaps a greedy, hungry child, likely to live.

   Both Jack Freeman and Ned Wild,
   Would own the fair and chopping child. Elijah Fenton.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chopping

   of Chop

2. Choppingadjective

   stout or plump; large

3. Choppingadjective

   shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea

4. Choppingnoun

   act of cutting by strokes

5. Etymology: [See Chop to barter.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chopping

   In hip hop music sampling, chopping is the "altering [of] a sampled phrase [or break] by dividing it into smaller segments and reconfiguring them in a different order."

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chopping

   chop′ing, adj. stout, strapping, plump.

How to pronounce chopping?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say chopping in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chopping in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chopping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of chopping in a Sentence

1. Chairman Eric Xu:

   The Chinese government will not just stand by and watch Huawei be slaughtered on the chopping board, why wouldn't the Chinese government ban the use of 5G chips or 5G chip-powered base stations, smartphones and other smart devices provided by American companies, for cybersecurity reasons?

2. Jonathan Blutinger:

   There’s perhaps a stigma associated with this word (3D printing), usually with printing you think of an industrial process. (But) it’s important to realize that this is no different than cooking normally except instead of chopping the ingredients up and everything like that, the machine is basically just assembling it in paste form.

3. Ron Johnson:

   All they do is they trot out the same old lies, you know, the Republicans want to end Social Security, we want to put it on the chopping block. Nothing could be further from the truth, we want to save Social Security. We want to bring down inflation. We want to reduce massive deficit spending that sparked inflation.

4. Joe Biden:

   Every year, Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block. Every single year, the point is, some of you here are on Social Security, some of your parents are on Social Security, some of your grandparents are on Social Security.

5. Joe Biden:

   The very idea a senator from Florida wants to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every five years, I find to be somewhat outrageous, so outrageous that you might not even believe it, but that’s what he said.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chopping
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=chopping
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chopping
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chopping
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=chopping