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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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

Barring the surprise elimination of Uruguay, it was essentially a 72-game exercise in chipping away 16 of the smaller countries to create a knockout competition.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Again and again, Brunson got to his spots, chipping away at a late deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Researchers say these asymmetrical designs demonstrate that the toolmakers understood how to manage the stones as three-dimensional objects rather than simply chipping away randomly.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

My mom and dad’s house is at the end of a long road, farther away from everyone else, with walls of chipping white paint and a front yard of dead yellow grass.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender