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Vocabulary Entry
snipping
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A quick, cutting action, often referring to a piece cut from something.
Example Sentences
"The snipping of papers created a mess on the floor."
"With a snipping motion, she trimmed the edges of the photo."
"He heard the snipping of the hedge trimmers from the garden."
V
verb
To cut something in a quick or precise manner.
Example Sentences
"She is snipping the tangled threads from her sewing project."
"He began snipping the coupons from the newspaper."
"The gardener spent the afternoon snipping away at the overgrown bushes."