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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Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 4 July 2025
The set includes essentials like a chef’s knife, a bread knife, a utility knife, a slicing knife, steak knives, kitchen scissors, and even a knife sharpener and wood block for storage.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 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
Using a pair of kitchen scissors ($13, Amazon), cut a slit along the back of the raw shrimp just into its flesh.
—Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 4 July 2025
The set includes essentials like a chef’s knife, a bread knife, a utility knife, a slicing knife, steak knives, kitchen scissors, and even a knife sharpener and wood block for storage.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 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 20 Jul. 2025.
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