Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scissoring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
scis-sor-ing
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scissor

noun

An act or instance of cutting (removing) with or as if with scissors, especially an act of cutting and censoring a film.

noun

A clipping; something cut out (e.g. of a newspaper) with scissors.

Dated

noun

A sex act in which two people intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From scissor + -ing.

Usage

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Questions

What does scissoring mean?
present participle and gerund of scissor
Where does scissoring come from?
From scissor + -ing.

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