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snipping

/ˈsnɪpɪŋ/

snipping off

snipping out

snippingnoun

snippings

Translations

découpageAction de couper en petits coups, notamment avec des ciseaux.

The snipping of the scissors could be heard as she trimmed the paper into intricate shapes.

On entendait le découpage des ciseaux tandis qu’elle taillait le papier en formes complexes.

Additional translations

rognurePetit morceau coupé ou détaché.

Definitions

The act of cutting something with small, quick strokes, typically using scissors.

The snipping of the scissors could be heard as she trimmed the paper into intricate shapes.

A small piece or fragment that has been cut off.

He collected the snippings of fabric to use in his patchwork quilt.

Synonyms

snippinggerund / present participle

/ˈsnɪpɪŋ/

Functions attributively in phrases like "Snipping Tool".

Translations

coupantQui coupe par petits coups; s’emploie surtout pour des outils ou des ciseaux.

She grabbed a pair of snipping shears to trim the loose threads.

Elle a pris une paire de cisailles coupantes pour couper les fils qui dépassaient.

Definitions

Cutting or capable of cutting quickly with small strokes; engaged in snipping.

She grabbed a pair of snipping shears to trim the loose threads.

snipverb

snipping

ing-form

snipped

Past Simple

snipped

Past Participle

snipping

ing-form

/snɪp/

Translations

couperavec des ciseaux ou des tenailles, par petits gestes rapides

She snipped the thread with a pair of scissors.

Elle a coupé le fil avec une paire de ciseaux.

couperretirer une petite partie

He snipped a coupon from the newspaper.

Il a coupé un coupon dans le journal.

Definitions

To cut something with scissors or shears, typically with small, quick strokes.

She snipped the thread with a pair of scissors.

To remove or cut off a small piece or part of something.

He snipped a coupon from the newspaper.

Synonyms

snipnoun

Definitions

A small piece that has been cut off from something.

She used a snip of fabric to patch the hole in her jeans.

An act of cutting something with scissors or shears, especially in a quick, small motion.

With a quick snip, the hairdresser trimmed the customer's bangs.

A small or insignificant person or thing.

He dismissed the young intern as just a snip in the grand scheme of the company.

A vasectomy; the surgical procedure for male sterilisation (usually preceded by “the”).

After their third child, he decided to get the snip.

A bargain or something obtained for a very low price (chiefly British, informal, usually preceded by “a”).

Those designer shoes were a snip at only £30.

snipinterjection

Definitions

Used to represent the sharp, quick sound made by scissors or shears cutting through something.

“Snip!�” went the scissors as she cut the ribbon.