intercut

verb

in·​ter·​cut ˌin-tər-ˈkət 

intercut; intercutting; intercuts

transitive verb

1

: to insert (a contrasting camera shot) into a take by cutting

2

: to insert a contrasting camera shot into (a take) by cutting

intransitive verb

: to alternate contrasting camera shots by cutting

Examples of intercut in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the song’s video, a now familiar montage of protests and lockdown notices is intercut with shots of Mount Rushmore and soldiers waving flags. —Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026

That first date between Pfeiffer and Modine, for example, is intercut with an action sequence in which Stockwell blasts his way out of an assassination attempt. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2026

The archive footage is intercut with interviews with people close to the band. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026

Demon Slayer, the first of a series-ending film trilogy, is a master class in hyper-kinetic, violent battles and high-stakes melodrama, in which a sequence of epic duels is intercut with emotional character backstories. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for intercut

• butternut
• cocoanut
• coconut
• hazelnut
• undercut
• abut
• catgut
• chesnut
• chestnut
• donut
• doughnut
• groundnut