Definition of "chopping" []

• Present participle of chop. (verb)
• The action by which something is chopped. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• ""Charles hasn't been to Oxford for nothing," said his mother, laughing and looking at Mary; "this is what I call chopping logic!""
• "Added to their troubles was driving snow; also, the freezing of the water on their oar-blades kept one man occupied in chopping it off with a hatchet."
• "There were still several hours of grey daylight and sombre twilight, and he utilised them in chopping an enormous supply of fire-wood."