scissored; scissoring
ˈsi-zə-riŋ 
ˈsiz-riŋ
: to cut, cut up, or cut off with scissors or shears
scissored the paper into strips
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Rather than being frightened, Valter pointed to his own forehead with a pair of scissors and instructed his brother where to aim the bullet.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adejoke Mason, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
Sizzle highlighted above, there are a lot of assumptions around who can scissor.
—Adejoke Mason, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Maybe your barber was a little too liberal with the scissors.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Rather than being frightened, Valter pointed to his own forehead with a pair of scissors and instructed his brother where to aim the bullet.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
At its base definition, scissoring is just about genital-to-genital stimulation, so anyone interested in doing so can scissor.
—Adejoke Mason, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
Sizzle highlighted above, there are a lot of assumptions around who can scissor.
—Adejoke Mason, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Scissor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scissor. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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