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

The song is intercut back to the women speculating about how awkward the male hangout must be, but the men actually break out in rock and roll jumpsuits. —Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026

And so, Below the Clouds begins with Pliny the Younger’s contemporaneous description of the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, but intercuts the images of ruin with glimpses of the modern metropolis. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026

The manic supercut video (below) features clips from movies and TV shows like Gladiator, Braveheart, Iron Man, Breaking Bad, Deadpool, and Top Gun, and intercuts them with real-life drone strike footage. —James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026

Hammer seems to be trying to signal that she may be headed for her own future mental ruin by intercutting her first romance with scenes of Martin and Leslie’s last. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 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