chopping — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

all, all, nervous

VERB + CHOPPING

don't, exhausted, felt, like, love, pair, set, smashing

CHOPPING + NOUN

afternoon, carrots, child, firewood, onions, sea, triffids, wood

PREP.

after, in, off, up

ADV.

everywhere

Definitions

noun

1

The action by which something is chopped; the act of assailing something with chops.

As soon as this danger was appreciated there followed a nervous smashing and chopping of triffids everywhere, until it occurred to someone that all that was necessary to make them harmless was the removal of the actual stinging weapon.

adj

1

Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other.

a chopping sea

2

stout; large; plump

Yet some prolific planet smil'd, / And gave the pair a chopping child[…]

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

As soon as this danger was appreciated there followed a nervous smashing and chopping of triffids everywhere, until it occurred to someone that all that was necessary to make them harmless was the rem

Wiktionary

02

a chopping sea

Wiktionary

03

Yet some prolific planet smil'd, / And gave the pair a chopping child[…]

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04

Tears came into my eyes when I was chopping onions.

Tatoeba · #18858

05

I know why there are so many people who love chopping wood.

Tatoeba · #269713

06

She set him to chopping wood.

Tatoeba · #316280

Usage Notes

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In some senses, chopping is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.