clipping vs cutting

clipping and cutting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clipping	Yes	No	No	No
cutting	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, cutting is a hypernym of clipping; that is, cutting is a word with a broader meaning than clipping:

Other hypernyms of clipping include cut, cutting off.

As nouns, cutting is a hypernym of clipping; that is, cutting is a word with a broader meaning than clipping:

Other hypernyms of clipping include cut, cutting off.

As nouns, clipping and cutting are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of clipping include newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting.

clipping (noun)	cutting (noun)
the act of clipping or snipping	the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
cutting down to the desired size or shape	the act of cutting something into parts
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine	the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
	the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
	the act of diluting something
	removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
	the division of a deck of cards before dealing
	an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
	a piece cut off from the main part of something
	a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

clipping (adjective)	cutting (adjective)
	unpleasantly cold and damp
	painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
	(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character