Answer: chopping

AnswerCrossword Clue
choppingcut as if by chopping chop prices a bridge chops the lake in two
choppingCHOP, to sever with a sharp tool
choppingmake a quick stroke or repeated strokes with or as if with a sharp instrument (as an ax)
choppingmove or act suddenly or violently
choppingcut into pieces often used with up chop up an onion
choppingweed and thin out (young cotton)
choppingstrike (as a ball) with a short quick downward stroke
choppingsubject to the action of a chopper chop a beam of light
choppingto cut into or sever usually by repeated blows of a sharp instrument