snipping

Variant of snip

snip definition

snip (snip)

transitive verb snipped, snipping snip′·ping

  1. to cut with scissors or shears in a short, quick stroke or strokes
  2. to remove by or as by such cutting

Etymology: Du snippen, akin to snap

intransitive verb

to make a short, quick cut or cuts

noun

  1. a small cut made with scissors, etc.
  2. the sound of this
    1. a small piece cut off
    2. any small piece; bit
  4. heavy hand shears used esp. for cutting sheet metal
  5. Informal a young, small, or insignificant person, esp. one regarded as impudent or insolent

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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