scissoring
The word “scissoring” has 3 syllables: scis-sor-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈsɪz.ɚ.ɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for scissoring?
In the thesaurus, “scissoring” has 38 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for scissoring along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for scissoring
- amputating
- anatomizing
- bruising
- butchering
- carving
- chipping
- chiseling
- chiselling
- chopping
- cleaving
- crosscutting
- cutting
- cutting off
- dicing
- dissecting
- gashing
- hacking
- hacksawing
- haggling
- incising
- lacerating
- mangling
- mincing
- notching
- piercing
- rending
- ripping
- riving
- sawing
- sectioning
- severing
- shearing
- slashing
- slicing
- slitting
- splitting
- stabbing
- tearing
Meanings of scissoring
- verb
- To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
- To excise or expunge something from a text.
- To reproduce (text) as an excerpt, copy.
- To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
- (sex) To engage in scissoring (tribadism), a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.
- To skate with one foot significantly in front of the other.
- noun
- An act or instance of cutting (removing) with or as if with scissors, especially an act of cutting and censoring a film.
- (possibly obsolete) A clipping; something cut out (e.g. of a newspaper) with scissors.
- (sex) A sex act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.
Example Sentences
- The dancer performed a scissoring motion with her legs in the routine.
- He was scissoring the fabric quickly to finish the costume on time.
- The gymnast's scissoring movements impressed the judges.
- They were scissoring vines away from the overgrown garden path.
- The animation showed birds scissoring their wings in the sky.
On this page you'll find 38 synonyms or another words to scissoring, such as: amputating, anatomizing, bruising, butchering, carving, chipping, chiseling.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
hacksawing
- amputating
- anatomizing
- bruising
- butchering
- carving
- chipping
- chiseling
- chiselling
- chopping
- cleaving
- crosscutting
- cutting
- cutting off
- dicing
- dissecting
- gashing
- hacking
- haggling
- incising
- lacerating
- mangling
- mincing
- notching
- piercing
- rending
- ripping
- riving
- sawing
- scissoring
- sectioning
- severing
- shearing
- slashing
- slicing
- slitting
- splitting
- stabbing
- tearing
lacerating
- amputating
- anatomizing
- bruising
- butchering
- carving
- chipping
- chiseling
- chiselling
- chopping
- clawlike
- cleaving
- crosscutting
- cutting
- cutting off
- daggerlike
- dicing
- dissecting
- edged
- edgy
- gashing
- goring
- ground
- hacking
- hacksawing
- haggling
- honed
- incising
- jabbing
- jagged
- keen
- knifelike
- mangling
- mincing
- notching
- piercing
- pointed
- pointy
- rending
- ripping
- riving
- sawing
- scissoring
- scratching
- sectioning
- severing
- sharp
- sharpened
- shearing
- slashing
- slicing
- slitting
- spikey
- spiky
- splitting
- stabbing
- stropped
- tearing
- trenchant
- whetted
- wounding
gashing
- amputating
- anatomizing
- bruising
- butchering
- carving
- chipping
- chiseling
- chiselling
- chopping
- cleaving
- crosscutting
- cutting
- cutting off
- dicing
- dissecting
- hacking
- hacksawing
- haggling
- incising
- lacerating
- mangling
- mincing
- notching
- piercing
- rending
- ripping
- riving
- sawing
- scissoring
- sectioning
- severing
- shearing
- slashing
- slicing
- slitting
- splitting
- stabbing
- tearing
julienning
- chipping
- chopping
- cleaving
- dicing
- gashing
- hashing
- incising
- mincing
- ripping
- riving
- sawing
- scissoring
- slashing
- slicing
- slitting
- slivering
- splintering
- splitting