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cutting away

cutting away is the present participle and gerund of cut away.

Meaning of cut away

Verb

cut away (third-person singular simple present cuts away, present participle cutting away, simple past and past participle cut away)

  1. (recorded media) To fail to show something; to stop before showing something; to leave a scene; to switch to a different scene quickly.
    • The camera cut away before we could see the reveal.
  2. (transitive) to cut out something; to remove all or portions of a damaged or diseased area by cutting
    • One womb, one shame, one resolve
      Liberate this will to release us all
      Gotta cut away, clear away
      Snip away and sever this umbilical residue
      Keeping me from killing you2000, “Orestes”, performed by A Perfect Circle

Questions about cutting away

What is cutting away the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting away is the present participle and gerund of cut away.

Words near cutting away in the dictionary

  1. cutting about
  2. cutting across
  3. cutting age
  4. cutting along
  5. cutting and carving
  6. cutting away
  7. cutting away one's soul
  8. cutting back
  9. cutting bait
  10. cutting block
  11. cutting blocks

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