Scissoring
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An act or instance of cutting (removing) with or as if with scissors, especially an act of cutting and censoring a film. figuratively, often, uncommon
"It's got plenty to make them blanch if and when it is shown them, although the New York State censor board okayed it with insignificant scissorings."
- 2 A clipping; something cut out (e.g. of a newspaper) with scissors. dated, possibly, uncommon
"The whole work looks very much like somebody's scrapbook, a decidedly good one, however, scissorings from the current literature of the last ten years, with a moderate infusion of extracts from earlier sources, […]"
- 3 A sex act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.
"Divya […] The evenings aren’t our most sexy time together, as a couple. Frankie Yeah, the scissoring tends to happen in the afternoon. We often combine it with a nap. We love napping."
- 1 present participle and gerund of scissor form-of, gerund, participle, present
"Vary your teasing with long, palm strokes down her outer lips, scissoring, rubbing, and running your fingers between the labia majora and labia minora."
Synonyms
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More examples"Vary your teasing with long, palm strokes down her outer lips, scissoring, rubbing, and running your fingers between the labia majora and labia minora."
Etymology
From scissor + -ing.
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