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    • cutting :(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
      • cutting remarks|edged satire|a stinging comment

    • cutting :unpleasantly cold and damp
      • bleak winds of the North Atlantic

    • cutting :the act of cutting something into parts
      • his cuts were skillful|his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess

    • cutting :painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
      • a cutting wind|keen winds|knifelike cold|piercing knifelike pains|piercing cold|piercing criticism|a stabbing pain|lancinating pain

    • cutting :an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
      • he searched through piles of letters and clippings

    • cutting :the division of a deck of cards before dealing
      • he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal|the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual

    • cutting :the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
      • his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels

    • cutting :the act of diluting something
      • the cutting of whiskey with water|the thinning of paint with turpentine

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