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SNIPPING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

Synonyms:

snip; snippet; snipping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("snipping" is a kind of...):

piece (a separate part of a whole)

Derivation:

snip (sever or remove by pinching or snipping)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb snip

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