decollating

verb

Definition of decollatingnext
present participle of decollate
as in decapitating

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  1. pruning
  2. shortening
  3. trimming
Verb
  • Remove dead or diseased canes while pruning.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Likewise, pruning provides an abundance of cuttings to propagate.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of pruning
Verb
  • Notably, the musicians pared the song down for its late-night debut, shortening it from 13 minutes to five.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Jupiter is just a week past its annual opposition, which sees it at its brightest and best for 13 months as Earth gets in between it and the sun, shortening the distance.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of shortening
Verb
  • Hill switched from defensive tackle to tight end this past spring, trimming more than 30 pounds.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Kardashian crawled passed a donkey next to the Virgin Mary, Jesus raiding the refrigerator and a woman trimming a Christmas tree.
    Janelle Ash, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of trimming
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