Scissoring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Scissoring is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of scissor.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of scissor.
More Meanings
- (uncommon, possibly dated) A clipping; something cut out (e.g. of a newspaper) with scissors.
- (sex) A sex act in which two people intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.
- (uncommon, often figurative) An act or instance of cutting (removing) with or as if with scissors, especially an act of cutting and censoring a film.
Example Sentences
A THEOLOGICAL paper: devoted to acrimonious debates about abstruse doctrines. A WEEKLY SCRAP paper: made up of scissorings from other newspapers.
It's got plenty to make them blanch if and when it is shown them, although the New York State censor board okayed it with insignificant scissorings.
Vary your teasing with long, palm strokes down her outer lips, scissoring, rubbing, and running your fingers between the labia majora and labia minora.
Divya […] The evenings aren’t our most sexy time together, as a couple. Frankie Yeah, the scissoring tends to happen in the afternoon. We often combine it with a nap. We love napping.
Word Forms
- scissorings
Synonyms for scissoring
Depending on context, synonyms include trib.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scissars, cizars, cizers, scissure, clip, clipping.
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