cutting
/ˈkʌtɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण कटिंग
(अख़बार की) कतरन
Core word
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[C] ~ (from sth) British
an article or a story that you cut from a newspaper or magazine and keep
(अख़बार की) कतरन
- Radhika keeps a file of newspaper cuttings on current affairs.
- He showed me a cutting from The Hindu.
- He pasted the cutting from the newspaper in his notebook.
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- I found a cutting about my school in an old magazine.
- She saved several cuttings on science news for her project.
Synonyms clipping extract
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[C]
a piece cut off a plant that you use to grow a new plant
कलम (पौधे की), कटिंग
- Rose cuttings root easily in the rainy season.
- She took a cutting from her neighbour's money plant.
- Plant the cutting in moist soil and keep it in shade.
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- A cutting from a lemon tree can take root in a few weeks.
- He gave me a cutting of his jasmine plant.
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[C] British
a narrow open passage dug through high ground for a road, railway or canal
कटान (पहाड़ी में सड़क या रेल के लिए खोदा रास्ता)
- The train slowed down as it entered a deep cutting.
- The railway line runs through a deep cutting in the hill.
- The road goes through a cutting in the hillside.
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- A deep cutting was dug to carry the canal through the ridge.
- Workers cleared the rocks that had fallen in the cutting.
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[usually before noun]
(of a remark) unkind and likely to hurt somebody's feelings
चुभने वाला, तीखा
- He made a cutting remark about her accent.
- Her cutting reply silenced the room.
- Her cutting words stayed with him for days.
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- He answered with a cutting joke that made everyone uncomfortable.
- The teacher passed a cutting comment about the untidy work.
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[only before noun]
(of wind) very cold and unpleasant
(हवा) चुभने वाली, बहुत ठंडी
- A cutting wind blew across the fields.
- We shivered in the cutting wind on the station platform.
- A cutting wind blew through the open window.
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- The cutting winter wind made it hard to stay outside.
- We walked quickly to escape the cutting cold.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a cutting (noun) = newspaper clipping
A cutting is a piece cut from a newspaper or magazine; the American word is clipping.
Cutting समाचार-पत्र या पत्रिका से काटा गया टुकड़ा है; अमेरिकी शब्द 'clipping' है।
- He kept a cutting of the Olympic report.
- She pasted press cuttings in her scrapbook.
a cutting (noun) = piece of plant
A cutting is a piece cut from a plant and planted to grow a new one.
Cutting पौधे से काटा गया टुकड़ा है जिसे नया पौधा उगाने के लिए लगाया जाता है।
- Take a cutting from the rose and plant it in a pot.
cutting (adjective): cutting remark
As an adjective, cutting means unkind and likely to hurt, and it describes remarks, words or comments.
Adjective के रूप में 'cutting' का अर्थ चुभने वाला और चोट पहुँचाने वाला है, और यह remark, words या comment का वर्णन करता है।
- His cutting remark hurt her feelings.
- She replied with a cutting comment.
the cutting edge (of sth)
The cutting edge of a field is its most advanced position; used with of, or as an adjective, cutting-edge.
किसी क्षेत्र का cutting edge उसका सबसे उन्नत स्तर है; 'of' के साथ या adjective रूप cutting-edge में आता है।
- The lab is at the cutting edge of research.
- The company uses cutting-edge technology.
cutting vs clipping vs cut
In British English a newspaper cutting is the usual phrase, clipping is American, and cut is a general noun for a reduction or wound.
British English में newspaper cutting सामान्य phrase है, clipping अमेरिकी शब्द है, और cut कमी या घाव के लिए सामान्य noun है।
- She kept a newspaper cutting about the school topper.
- He had a cut on his finger.
+Collocations 5
type + cutting
pressnewspaperstemplanttree
- He collected press cuttings on cricket.
adjective + cutting
cutting remarkcutting windcutting tonecutting words
- A cutting wind blew across the plain.
verb + cutting
takeplantkeeppasteroot
- She took a cutting from the money plant.
cutting + edge / noun
cutting edgecutting boardcutting roomcutting tool
- The wooden cutting board is on the shelf.
cutting + context
cutting the cakecutting the ribboncutting costscutting class
- The minister inaugurated the bridge by cutting the ribbon.
“More examples 6
- I keep a cutting of the editorial in my notebook.
मैं संपादकीय की कतरन अपनी नोटबुक में रखता हूँ।
- Her cutting reply silenced the whole room.
उसके तीखे उत्तर ने पूरे कमरे को चुप कर दिया।
- The railway line runs through a deep cutting in the hill.
रेल लाइन पहाड़ी की एक गहरी कटान से होकर गुज़रती है।
- The gardener planted a cutting in the pot.
माली ने गमले में पौधे की कलम लगाई।
- Radhika's school is at the cutting edge of digital learning.
राधिका का स्कूल डिजिटल शिक्षा के सबसे उन्नत स्तर पर है।
- The old library keeps cuttings of the freedom struggle from many newspapers.
पुराना पुस्तकालय कई समाचार-पत्रों से स्वतंत्रता संग्राम की कतरनें सँभालकर रखता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She made a cutting remarks about me.
✓ She made a cutting remark about me.
The article a goes with the singular remark.
Article 'a' singular 'remark' के साथ आता है।
✗ He is at the cutting edge in technology.
✓ He is at the cutting edge of technology.
The cutting edge is followed by of.
'Cutting edge' के बाद 'of' आता है।
¶Idioms 1
the cutting edge (of sth)
the newest, most advanced stage in the development of something
सबसे आगे, अत्याधुनिक स्तर
- The institute works at the cutting edge of crop research.
- Their labs are at the cutting edge of technology.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: In British English a piece cut from a newspaper is a cutting; North American English usually says clipping.
Usage: British English में अख़बार की कतरन को cutting कहते हैं; North American English में आम तौर पर clipping कहा जाता है।