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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Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Use clean pruning shears or scissors to cut browning or dead leaves at the base of the plant.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Sizzle highlighted above, there are a lot of assumptions around who can scissor.
—Adejoke Mason, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Customers will also find necessities such as threads, stretcher bars, tacks, scissors and a selection of self-finishing items.
—Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Use clean pruning shears or scissors to cut browning or dead leaves at the base of the plant.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
Whitney points out as much, though not quite as articulately, by making a scissoring gesture with her hands.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
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 5 Feb. 2026.
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