Scissoring

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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. 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."

Verb
  1. 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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From scissor + -ing.

Etymology 2

From scissor + -ing.

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