Definitions

chipping

VERB

knock a piece out of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chop crack hack nick splinter whack

STRONG

break chisel clip crumble damage flake fragment gash hackle hew incise notch shape shear slash slice sliver snick snip split whittle

WEAK

crack off cut away cut off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fix mend

STRONG

build combine increase join put together

Example Sentences

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"It was chipping away, one possession at a time. It wasn't going to be one play to get us back."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Offshoring has been chipping away at back-office jobs for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The wealthy but suddenly unmoored LIV golfers have been left to scramble like a weekend hacker trying to salvage a bogey after chipping into a sand trap.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The fossil jaws showed extensive chipping, scratching, cracking, and polishing, all signs of a strong biting force.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

And now, especially as of today, the chipping away of the original eight androids until only the three remained.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick