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cutting to pieces

cutting to pieces is the present participle and gerund of cut to pieces.

Meaning of cut to pieces

Verb

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

  1. To cut, chop, slice etc. so as to form smaller pieces.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To utterly defeat or overwhelm.
    • Cut my life into pieces. This is my last resort. Suffocation, no breathing, don't give a fuck if I cut my arm bleeding.2000, Papa Roach, Last Resort

Questions about cutting to pieces

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

Words near cutting to pieces in the dictionary

  1. cutting the shit
  2. cutting the umbilical cord
  3. cutting through
  4. cutting ties
  5. cutting to Hecuba
  6. cutting to pieces
  7. cutting to ribbons
  8. cutting to the chase
  9. cutting to the quick
  10. cutting torch
  11. cutting torches

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