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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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
Individual utensils and miscellaneous items, like can openers, cheese graters, and kitchen scissors, can also be found around the utensils.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Sizzle highlighted above, there are a lot of assumptions around who can scissor.
—Adejoke Mason, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
While small scissors for sewing are OK to travel with, large pairs are not.
—Verb
Whitney points out as much, though not quite as articulately, by making a scissoring gesture with her hands.
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“Scissor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scissor. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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