📖 Definitions of "Slitting"
verb
- 1
To cut a narrow opening.
"He slit the bag open and the rice began pouring out."
- 2
To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.
- 3
To cut; to sever; to divide.
noun
- 1
The act by which something is slit.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slitting"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cutverb | (chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something. |
| slicingnoun | The action of the verb to slice. |
| cuttingnoun | (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut. |
| severingnoun | The act by which something is severed. |
| throatverb | (now uncommon) To utter in or with the throat. |
| slashingverb | The action of something that slashes. |
| slashnoun | A slashing action or motion: |
| tearingverb | The act by which something is torn; a laceration. |
| lacerationnoun | An irregular open wound to soft tissue. |
| flayingnoun | The act by which something is flayed. |
| puncturingverb | The act by which something is punctured. |
| slaughteringnoun | An act of slaughter; a killing. |
| stripenoun | A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions. |
| gashingnoun | The act of making a gash, or cut. |
| arrowslitnoun | A slit, as in a castle wall, through which arrows can be fired. |
| lancingnoun | The act by which something is lanced. |
| snatchingverb | The act by which something is snatched. |
| jugulationnoun | (rare) Slitting of the throat as a way to kill something or someone. |
| kerfnoun | The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision. |
| splinteringnoun | The process or result of something being splintered. |
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