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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That means settling down to watch the Boxing Day cricket Test match between Australia and England while chipping away at a jigsaw.

From BBC

“It’s not just hepatitis B — it’s chipping away at the entire schedule.”

From Los Angeles Times

Offensive lines have tried to slow down Garrett with double-teams, or chipping him with a running back or tight end, or moving the pocket to avoid his side of the field at all costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government source said there had been "a lot of navel-gazing" about what Caerphilly means for Labour, including "people chipping in who didn't knock a door".

From BBC

Capsey was furious to throw her wicket away, chipping to mid-off having already been dropped on 28, but it was another stroke of tactical nous from Wolvaardt which put the nail in the coffin.

From BBC