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Rarelopping
The correct spelling is lopping.
How to pronounce lopping
verb
IPA: /ˈlɒpɪŋ/
Say it like: Lop-pin-g
The correct spelling is lopping. (usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone. For example: "to lop the head"
Usage Examples
“to lop the head”
Meanings
verb
- 1.(usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
- 2.To hang downward; to be pendent; to lean to one side.
- 3.To allow to hang down.
noun
- 1.The cutting off of branches, etc.
- 2.That which is cut off; leavings.
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