snipping

Meanings

Plural: snippings

Noun

• a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
• The act by which something is snipped or cut.
• A piece cut off; a clipping.

Verb

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping
• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
• present participle and gerund of snip

Synonyms

clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, nip, nip off, prune, snip, snip off, snippet, trim