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snipping

verb

present participle of snip
as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument snipped the loose ends

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Recent Examples of snipping Harvest sage by snipping one leaf at a time with scissors or cutting off an entire stem just above a node. — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2026 Keep the blooms looking fresh as long as possible by snipping away the leaves. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026 So don't be shy about snipping off leaves for your projects. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 15 May 2026 Police are searching for a straphanger suspected of unbolting a door switch from a inside a downtown C train Monday evening, snipping the wires and then absconding with the train part, sources tell the Daily News. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026 Nguyen’s striking direction in the scenes in which Kristen faces her future in the hospital elevates the maudlin material, especially after Kristen makes the choice to lose a leg in the hopes of snipping the cancer in the bud. — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 Its DuoScrub rotary mops apply downward pressure to erase stains, while a specialized hair-snipping brush eliminates manual detangling. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026 One enzyme acts as a random chopper, snipping the long polymer chains into smaller pieces, while the other slowly chews these pieces into their monomer building units from each end. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026 This is easily accomplished by snipping the smaller ones (when a few inches tall) beneath the soil line instead of uprooting them, which could disturb the roots of the single seedling in each cluster. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snipping
  1. shaving
  2. cutting
  3. trimming
  4. clipping
Verb
  • After finally shaving his beard off, Colbert concluded the interview by gifting Kimmel something special from his show.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Colbert had no hesitation about taking the tool to his facial hair, shaving it off and returning to his recognizable clean-shaven look.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaving
Verb
  • By cutting the number of working holiday visas, critics say, the government risks causing more economic pain.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The state’s top law enforcement officer will not shed any light on why subpoenas were recently served on a slew of Broward County officials regarding the county’s efforts to explore cutting ties with the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutting
Verb
  • Hutton snuck in a right-footed shot from a narrow angle in the 73rd minute, trimming the lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Wall Street is trimming targets while the sector lags the market.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of trimming
Verb
  • Decades later, a relative sent Dottie a newspaper clipping about the Foster study, which included an archival photo of her grandmother.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Brands, including sports leagues, understand that content clipping is both a marketing strategy and a way to engage with new and established audiences.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of clipping

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“Snipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snipping. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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