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chopping
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English
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Pronunciation
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Rhymes:
-ɒpɪŋ
Verb
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chopping
present
participle
of
chop
Noun
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chopping
(
plural
choppings
)
The action by which something is
chopped
.
Adjective
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chopping
(
comparative
more
chopping
,
superlative
most
chopping
)
Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other.
a
chopping
sea
(
obsolete
)
stout
;
large
;
plump
Elijah Fenton
Yet some prolific planet smil'd, / And gave the pair a
chopping
child
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