snip
verb (used with object)
to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like.
has been snipping
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present perfect progressiveof snip (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For more than a decade, Sameer Abdalhadi has been snipping and shaving and primping in the cramped salon with its display case of Dr. James Freckle and Acne Soap and Muscular Man perfume.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rumania has been snipping away at its commercial ties with Russia, which expects to get cut-rate prices on everything from oil to agricultural products.
From Time Magazine Archive
