noun

clipping

KLIH-pihng

noun

A small piece cut from something larger, especially an article cut from a newspaper.

"She kept a newspaper clipping about her son's award."

A method of forming new words by shortening a longer word.

""Photo" is a clipping of "photograph.""

In audio or video, the distortion caused when a signal exceeds a device's maximum level.

"The recording suffered from clipping because the microphone level was too high."

How to Use Clipping

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA cut piece (like a newspaper article), a way of shortening words, or unwanted audio distortion from a signal that's too loud.

Common pairings

newspaper clipping audio clipping

clippings plural

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She kept a newspaper _____ about her son's award.

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