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: a white or light mark
especially
: a white spot between the nostrils of a horse
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: a presumptuous or impertinent person
especially
: an impertinent or saucy girl
snipped; snipping
: to cut or cut off with or as if with shears or scissors
snipped the stray threads
specifically
: to clip suddenly or by bits
: to make a short quick cut with or as if with shears or scissors
snipper
noun
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Examples of snip in a Sentence
Noun
cleared out the snips of paper that had been clogging the machine
that antique urn that we bought at London's Portobello Road Market was a real snip
Verb
He snipped some fresh herbs from plants on the windowsill.
snipping pictures out of magazines
She snipped at the hanging strings.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Just a few units of filler here, a snip and tuck there.
—Viv Chen, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
As cheese matures, enzymes and microorganisms inside of it can snip the casein molecules themselves.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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Noun
After removing the plant from its nursery container, snip or prune girdling roots and rough up the surface of the root ball with your fingers.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Just a few units of filler here, a snip and tuck there.
—Viv Chen, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
At their peak they are carefully plucked, pulled and snipped then carried into the kitchen.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
As cheese matures, enzymes and microorganisms inside of it can snip the casein molecules themselves.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Snip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snip. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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