1. a small piece cut or trimmed off something
2. an article or picture cut out from a newspaper or magazine
3. the action of cutting or trimming something

Examples

• She swept up the grass clippings after mowing the lawn.
• My grandmother kept newspaper clippings of all my achievements.
• The barber collected hair clippings in a dustpan.
• He saved the magazine clipping about the new restaurant.
• Nail clippings should be disposed of properly.
• The hedge clipping took most of the afternoon.
• She found an old clipping from her wedding announcement.