Cutting
Cutting adjective - Causing intense discomfort to one's skin.
Both words in one sentence
- In The Fellowship of the Ring the hobbits attempted to shorten their walk by cutting across country and ended up miles off course.
Source: Short Cuts Make Long Delays -
The game prologue has been streamlined to shorten its unusual length, such as cutting out a few of the extraneous rooms you had to travel through and eliminating some puzzles.
Source: Video Game / Dragon Quest VII
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