chopping adjective 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other. •(no longer used) stout; large; plumpYet some prolific planet smil'd, / And gave the pair a chopping child[…] — 1730 noun1 •The action by which something is chopped; the act of assailing something with chops. formschoppings · more chopping · most chopping