1. The act of cutting something into pieces with quick, heavy blows using an axe or knife
She is chopping vegetables for dinner.
Ela está cortando vegetais para o jantar.
2. Making sudden, short movements up and down
The waves were chopping against the boat.
As ondas estavam se movimentando abruptamente contra o barco.
3. The sound or action of a helicopter's blades
We could hear the chopping of the helicopter overhead.
Podíamos ouvir o zumbido das hélices do helicóptero acima de nós.