snipping
- noun
- /ˈsnɪpɪŋ/
- The chef saved all the snippings of vegetables to make a flavorful broth.
Examples
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It looks like he's praying, but I hear a snipping sound, like a pair of scissors.
Fiction book (1993) -
The only sound is the rhythmic snipping of her shears kit as a slight breeze slips between and around them.
Fiction book (1998) -
"In August, snipping dill into a Russian beef stew with pickles, Partridge said, "Punch wants you back."
Fiction book (2002) -
She saw Lady Balmerino in her straw gardening hat coming in from the garden, carrying the basket filled with snippings and faded rose petals.
Fiction book (1990) -
The gardener collected the snippings of flowers to use in her arrangements.
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After the haircut, there were many snippings of hair on the floor.
Synonyms
49
3.9
A very thin small piece cut or broken from something like wood
39
4.8
A small piece of text or information that comes from something larger
21
4.2
A shape removed from a larger piece of material like paper or fabric
3
4.1
A small piece you cut off with scissors or shears
2
6.6
A thin piece of peel cut from fruit or vegetables
1
3.5
A small piece taken from something larger, like a newspaper article or plant for growing
1
3.8
To break small pieces off something
1
1.1
A small piece cut off from grass or hair
1
2.0
A thin piece cut from a surface, like wood or chocolate
1
5.5
A small leftover piece of material from cutting, like wood or fabric
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Etymology
The word snipping comes from the short word snip, which copies the quick sound of scissors and means 'a small cut'. So a snipping is a little piece cut off, like a scrap of paper or cloth.