chopping

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɒpɪŋ === Verb === chopping present participle and gerund of chop === Noun === chopping (plural choppings) The action by which something is chopped; the act of assailing something with chops. ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === chopping (comparative more chopping, superlative most chopping) Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other. a chopping sea (obsolete) stout; large; plump