snipping

present participle of snip

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of snipping An artist and aspiring beautician From the age of three, Traelynn was painting and snipping her own hair, sparking her love for cosmotology, her mother said. Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025 Ruiz Avalos, 28, started snipping away but kept a close eye on her customer. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snipping
Verb
  • At the same time, the Congressional Budget Office sees tariffs shaving trillions of dollars off the deficit.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • When a trompo taco is ordered, a cook brandishes a knife of ferocious sharpness, shaving a thin, broad piece large enough to overhang the corn tortilla it’s laid upon.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Barcelona’s decision was not a sporting one but based on cutting wages.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • There’s people cutting sandwiches, putting the sandwiches right to the camera, squeezing the juices.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The junior launched himself through a pile for a two-yard touchdown rush, trimming the deficit to 35-34.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • With revisions earlier this year mostly trimming prior readings, more downward revisions could be due.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Assembly is best as a two-person job, but pretty much consists of clipping the arms to the seats and plugging in the motors.
    Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to the clipping tools, the 7-in-1 pet grooming appliance also comes with a dog paw trimmer, a nail grinder, a deshedding tool and brushes to keep your pup’s hair tangle-free.
    Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Snipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snipping. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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