Chipping

Definition:

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chip
(n.) A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.
(n.) The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape.
(n.) The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc.

Compare chipping with other words:

chipping vs. whipping