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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Former England captain Sir David and Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer Lady Victoria plan to install the festooned lighting around the pond at their home in Great Tew near Chipping Norton.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

It took an email from an intrigued listener to the Chipping Forecast golf podcast to highlight the curious case of the rise of Johnny Keefer.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

"Insist on the putter being the shortest club in the bag," he told the Chipping Forecast podcast.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

Chipping away at extractivismo, the draft abandoned the term “natural resources” in favor of “natural common goods.”

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2024

Song scarcely distinguishable from that of the Chipping Sparrow, but first two syllables twip instead of chip.

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.