snipping
3 synonyms for snipping, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The action of snipping or cutting something.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
The action of snipping or cutting something.
“She used a snipping tool to grab the chart from the report and paste it into her slides.”
2. noun
The action of cutting something with small, quick cuts.
“The gardener's snipping of the roses took most of the morning.”
3. noun
A small piece that has been cut off, such as a scrap of hair or fabric.
“She swept the snippings of hair from the floor after the haircut.”
How to use snipping
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Snipping is an everyday, informal word at home in ordinary conversation and writing.
Etymology
Snipping is formed within English from the verb snip by adding the ending -ing, which turns a verb into its present participle or gerund. As a noun it names either the act of snipping or a piece produced by it.
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