snip
verb (used with object)
to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like.
snipped
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past participleof snip.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof snip.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
snipverb (used with object)to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like.
Example Sentences
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This may have been the most overt art-as-protest moment, showing dancers climbing sparking electrical poles, only to fall off and dangle by what looked like snipped wires.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026
When Mrs Gibbs' operation happened in March 2024, Mr Lamah mistakenly snipped her bowel, causing internal bleeding not spotted for hours.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025
Perhaps you feel sad that the life of your placenta was cut short, snipped from existence.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024
To help regrow coral, branches of healthy coral must be snipped off and replanted somewhere else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Very carefully he reached up with the scissors and snipped at a curl.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
