intercut

American  

[in-ter-kuht, in-ter-kuht, in-ter-kuht] / ˌɪn tərˈkʌt, ˈɪn tərˌkʌt, ˈɪn tərˌkʌt /

verb (used without object)

intercut, intercutting

1. to cut from one type of shot to another, as from a long shot to a closeup.

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verb (used with object)

intercut, intercutting

1. to insert (shots from other scenes, flashbacks, etc.) into the narrative of a film.

2. to interrupt the narrative of (a film) with shots from other scenes, flashbacks, etc.

noun

1. a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.

intercut British  

/ ˌɪntəˈkʌt /

verb

1. films another word for crosscut

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Etymology

Origin of intercut

First recorded in 1605–15; inter- + cut

Example Sentences

Broyles’ story onscreen is intercut with that of his more radical and insubordinate radioman, Jeff Hiers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

The way the lake looks and sounds, the movements of mundane morning tasks, are intercut with memories that eventually expose the roots and depths of Anne’s and Frankie’s predicaments.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

Seinfeld’s reboot is intercut with the story of Orny Adams, a young stand-up trying to follow the Seinfeld playbook.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2023

That’s how the whole movie proceeds—shots of New York exteriors intercut with conversational snippets from a seemingly random, middle-aged New Yorker.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2023

Riefenstahl cleverly intercut long shots of the progress of the boats with close-ups of Bobby Moch and the other coxswains barking commands point-blank into the camera.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown