·noun The act of Embracing.
II. Clipping ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Clip.
III. Clipping ·noun The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the practice of clipping the edges of coins.
IV. Clipping ·noun That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece separated by clipping; as, newspaper clippings.