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 limited his practice time to chipping and putting on half a dozen holes, rather than extensive work on his long game.

From BBC

The agency has seen a decrease in funding since 2011, with inflation chipping away at a largely stagnant budget.

From Salon

She says: "We are lucky we do have somebody that's got that knowledge, and a bit of time that he can just keep chipping away at it".

From BBC

McIlroy made his comments before setting off to walk nine holes to practise chipping and putting, but leaving longer clubs in his bag.

From BBC

Nexstar has been chipping away at the staff of its Chicago station WGN, which produces 12 hours of local news daily.

From Los Angeles Times