snip
verb (used with object)
to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like.
was snipping
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past progressiveof snip.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The woman who had once dreamed of ballet and the Olympics now was snipping stray threads off underwear, under orders to “minimize bathroom breaks.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Al-Obaidi was snipping away at a customer's hair last month when a text message beeped on his cell phone.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mom was snipping away while Dad pointed out the parts that were still too long.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
She was snipping off the seedpods with a pair of shears.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
You would have thought she was snipping off thread with her teeth.
From H. R. by Lefevre, Edwin
