Snip, snap, snout, this tale's told out.
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Snip
//snɪp//
Synonyms for "snip" (195 found)
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Strong matches (59)
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Translations
34 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- изрезка noun (a small amount of something)
- парче noun (a small amount of something)
- рязане noun (the act of snipping)
- режа с ножица verb (to cut with short sharp actions)
Czech
4 entries- terno noun (a low price, a bargain)
- výhodná koupě noun (a low price, a bargain)
- ucvaknout verb (to cut with short sharp actions)
- ustřihnout verb (to cut with short sharp actions)
Dutch
1 entries- knip noun (the act of snipping)
Finnish
4 entries- hitunen noun (a small amount of something)
- hyvä kauppa noun (a low price, a bargain)
- leikkaaminen noun (the act of snipping)
- palanen noun (a small amount of something)
French
3 entries- tchac noun (sound produced by scissors)
- cisailler verb (to cut with short sharp actions)
- découper verb (to cut with short sharp actions)
German
1 entries- Schnipp noun (sound produced by scissors)
Hungarian
4 entries- lemetszés noun (the act of snipping)
- lenyisszantás noun (the act of snipping)
- levágás noun (the act of snipping)
- nyisszantás noun (the act of snipping)
Icelandic
1 entries- snifsi noun (the act of snipping)
Italian
1 entries- zac noun (sound produced by scissors)
Polish
2 entries- ciachać verb (to cut with short sharp actions)
- ciachnąć verb (to cut with short sharp actions)
Romanian
1 entries- țac noun (sound produced by scissors)
Spanish
1 entries- cortar verb (to cut with short sharp actions)
Turkish
1 entries- kırt noun (sound produced by scissors)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
The enchantress clutched Rapunzel's beautiful tresses, wrapped them twice round her left hand, seized a pair of scissors with the right, and snip, snap, they were cut off, and the lovely braids lay on the ground.
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Ziri wants a snip of ivy to propagate it in his garden.
Source: tatoeba (10859844)
Ziri potted the snip of ivy to propagate it.
Source: tatoeba (10859845)
Showing 4 of 22 available sentences.
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