"cutting" meaning in English

See cutting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-cutting.ogg [US] Forms: cutting [positive], more cutting [comparative], most cutting [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a remark is cutting, it is unkind.
    Sense id: simple-cutting-en-adj-e0u6av94

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-cutting.ogg [US] Forms: cutting [singular], cuttings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A cutting is an area of land that has been dug out of a hill for a road or railway.
    Sense id: simple-cutting-en-noun-UKfzwrwh
  2. A cutting is a piece of newspaper or magazine that is cut and saved.
    Sense id: simple-cutting-en-noun-fhFaxS3d
  3. A cutting is a piece of a plant that is cut off, usually to grow a new plant.
    Sense id: simple-cutting-en-noun-JRJ2kBtz

Verb

IPA: /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-cutting.ogg [US] Forms: cut [canonical], cuts [third-person, singular], cut [past], cut [past, participle], cutting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|cut|cuts|cut|cut|cutting}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of cut.
    Sense id: simple-cutting-en-verb-3tU8mzWd
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          "text": "He's outside cutting the grass right now."
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