scissored; scissoring
ˈsi-zə-riŋ 
ˈsiz-riŋ
: to cut, cut up, or cut off with scissors or shears
scissored the paper into strips
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
The right pair of scissors is crucial when crafting.
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Adejoke Mason, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
Sizzle highlighted above, there are a lot of assumptions around who can scissor.
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Noun
As well as keyboards with scissor membrane mechanisms used on Logitech’s low-profile MX Keys S keyboards, the company also sells full-sized and mini MX mechanical keyboards with low-profile and clicky keys that some people prefer to the softer membrane keyboards that feel more like a laptop.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
The right pair of scissors is crucial when crafting.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Verb
At its base definition, scissoring is just about genital-to-genital stimulation, so anyone interested in doing so can scissor.
—Adejoke Mason, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
Sizzle highlighted above, there are a lot of assumptions around who can scissor.
—Adejoke Mason, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Scissor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scissor. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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