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: a white or light mark
especially
: a white spot between the nostrils of a horse
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: a presumptuous or impertinent person
especially
: an impertinent or saucy girl
snipped; snipping
: to cut or cut off with or as if with shears or scissors
snipped the stray threads
specifically
: to clip suddenly or by bits
: to make a short quick cut with or as if with shears or scissors
snipper
noun
Examples of snip in a Sentence
Noun
cleared out the snips of paper that had been clogging the machine
that antique urn that we bought at London's Portobello Road Market was a real snip
Verb
He snipped some fresh herbs from plants on the windowsill.
snipping pictures out of magazines
She snipped at the hanging strings.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
The debut collection featured nine styles, including the platform Atta Girl look, which Wilson debuted at the American Music Awards in May, and the classic snip-toe Forget Me Not boot designed with a metallic shaft with a butterfly motif, among other styles.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Transfer melted white chocolate to a quart-size ziplock plastic bag; snip a small hole in 1 bottom corner.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Pleated crimp Use kitchen shears to make small diagonal snips in the dough edge.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
The debut collection featured nine styles, including the platform Atta Girl look, which Wilson debuted at the American Music Awards in May, and the classic snip-toe Forget Me Not boot designed with a metallic shaft with a butterfly motif, among other styles.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
In the video, Sweeney goes from dirty blonde, with Oropeza methodically snipping the ends of her chin-length hair, to an icy, bright blonde.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Transfer melted white chocolate to a quart-size ziplock plastic bag; snip a small hole in 1 bottom corner.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snip
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“Snip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snip. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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