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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

Meanings of scissoring

  • verb
    1. To cut using, or as if using, scissors.
    2. To excise or expunge something from a text.
    3. To reproduce (text) as an excerpt, copy.
    4. To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs.
    5. (sex) To engage in scissoring (tribadism), a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.
    6. To skate with one foot significantly in front of the other.
  • noun
    1. An act or instance of cutting (removing) with or as if with scissors, especially an act of cutting and censoring a film.
    2. (possibly obsolete) A clipping; something cut out (e.g. of a newspaper) with scissors.
    3. (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.

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