Definitions

chipping

VERB

knock a piece out of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chop crack hack nick splinter whack

STRONG

break chisel clip crumble damage flake fragment gash hackle hew incise notch shape shear slash slice sliver snick snip split whittle

WEAK

crack off cut away cut off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fix mend

STRONG

build combine increase join put together

Example Sentences

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chipping

Duckett shared an opening stand of 192 with Jacob Bethell, who fell for 91, before finally chipping a return catch to Prince Yadav in the 44th over after smacking 18 fours and a six.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

As the chase began, Rohit made 11 before chipping Sam Curran to mid-on and, in the next over, Kohli was palpably lbw to Jofra Archer for five.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Those gains are chipping away at Iran’s leverage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

It’s not just the federal government chipping in: A growing number of employers say they are also going to contribute to the accounts of their workers’ children.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

When people began chipping away at the Berlin Wall, more joined in—including the very East German border guards who were supposed to protect it.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau