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snipping

/ˈsnɪpɪŋ/

snipping off

snipping out

snippingnoun

snippings

Translations

обрезка

The gardener was busy with the snipping of the rose bushes.

Садовник был занят обрезкой кустов роз.

вырезка

She collected snippings from various magazines for her collage.

Она собирала вырезки из различных журналов для своего коллажа.

Additional translations

фрагмент

отрезок

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".

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

Gerund

snipped

Past Simple

snipped

Past Participle

snipping

Gerund

/snɪp/

Translations

обрезать

She used scissors to snip the loose threads.

Она использовала ножницы, чтобы обрезать свободные нити.

отрезать

He decided to snip a piece of paper for the collage.

Он решил отрезать кусок бумаги для коллажа.

подрезать

The gardener will snip the bushes to shape them.

Садовник подрежет кусты, чтобы придать им форму.

Additional translations

надрезать

отрезать кусочек

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.