Cutting has 17 different meanings across 3 categories:
Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
"The editor spent weeks on cutting, carefully selecting the best takes from hundreds of hours of footage to shape the final movie."
a piece cut off from the main part of something
"The gardener carefully removed a cutting from the healthy rose bush to start a new plant."
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
"he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
"the barber gave him a good cut"
The action of the verb to cut.
"She was busy cutting a fresh loaf of bread for dinner."
In plain English: Cutting is when someone intentionally harms another person by slashing their skin with a sharp object.
"The cutting of the grass was done early in the morning."
Usage: As a noun, cutting refers to the act or process of making an incision or severing something with a sharp object. You might use it to describe the specific moment you slice bread or the physical wound resulting from that action.
present participle of cut
"The cutting rain made everyone hurry inside to escape the storm."
In plain English: To cut something means to make an opening or separate it by using a sharp tool like a knife or scissors.
"The sharp knife made an easy cut through the bread."
Usage: Use "cutting" to describe the ongoing action of slicing through something or making a sharp incision. Do not use it as a noun, as that requires the gerund form which functions similarly but refers to the activity itself rather than the active verb state.
That is used for cutting.
"The new kitchen knife has a razor-sharp blade that makes slicing through vegetables effortless."
In plain English: Cutting means being mean, hurtful, or unkind to someone.
"The cutting wind made us pull our coats tighter."
Usage: Use "cutting" as an adjective to describe something sharp enough to slice or sever, such as a "cutting knife." Avoid using it merely to mean "used for cutting" when the object itself performs the action of slicing.
A surname.
"My neighbor, Mr. Cutting, waved at me as he walked his dog down the street."
This word is formed by combining the verb cut with the suffix -ing. It simply indicates the action or process of cutting something.