| 单词 | snipping |
| 例句 | It was the train conductor, snipping holes in the tickets of each passenger as he passed through the aisle. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z But even if I find them, it will be tons of snipping. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z When Owens stepped out, the throng swarmed him and began snipping off bits of his clothing. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I thought about Hailsham closing, and how it was like someone coming along with a pair of shears and snipping the balloon strings just where they entwined above the man’s fist. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Uri pulled down the hatch, snipping off the daylight, then he flipped a switch and a bare lightbulb burned among the cobwebs in the ceiling. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z His head spun for a second or two, he heard a snipping behind him, and then his hands were free. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, in Sir Palomides' room, where the door was kept locked, there was such a stitching and snipping and painting and arguing as had seldom been known before. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z From a glass canister he pulled a comb and scissors and he began combing and snipping. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Grover—that snipping of the yarn. Does that mean somebody is going to die?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z My mom had had it all reinforced a year ago, after she discovered that one of the night guards was snipping away bits of wire to sell in the scrap metal markets. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Stuff and nonsense,” she said, and kept on snipping the blossoms. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Fence cutters struck under the cover of night, snipping through barbed wire and spurring the cattle to stampede into the fields. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The next few hours are spent doing tasks no one else wants to do—snipping stitches, basting, sweeping up, collecting pins and putting them in pincushions. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Then Templeton bared his long ugly teeth and began snipping the threads that fastened the sac to the ceiling. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The sound of chatting, scissors snipping, and glue squirting is back to a five-out-of-ten range. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He lifted it experimentally, making snipping sounds with his scissors. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “There it is. Do the next one yourself, and I will go on snipping. While we work I—I will tell you this thing.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I had a perfect picture in my mind of little Carla snipping those buttons. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Gabe’s smell was almost worse than the nightmares about Mrs. Dodds, or the sound of that old fruit lady’s shears snipping the yarn. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A woman stands at a butcher- block island by the appliances, snipping the ends of a pile of green beans with a pair of scissors. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom was snipping away while Dad pointed out the parts that were still too long. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He moves first, awkwardly returning to his knees, and I join him, shoulder to shoulder, snipping, clearing, and scooping a spoonful of dirt at a time. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z But Aunt May gardened, and when she said it your mind would see some lovely person in a yellow-flowered hat snipping soft pink roses, little robins landing on her shoulders. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z He was standing in front of the mirror in his office, snipping away at his beard with a tiny pair of scissors. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She borrowed scissors from Sister Inez and began snipping off the duct tape binding the boy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Two girls were posing and he cut their silhouettes together, snipping very fast and looking at them, his head on one side. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It’s nearly lunch when I feel something dripping on my shoulder and turn to find Flavius, who’s snipping away at my hair with silent tears running down his face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Principal Trask doesn’t look like she cares one bit that people are upset about her cutting off their armbands; she just keeps snipping. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z To make hybrids, Mendel had to first neuter each flower by snipping off the anthers—emasculating it—and then transfer the orange blush of pollen from one flower to another. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The snipping was only a kind of mental barbering, a limbering up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was snipping off the seedpods with a pair of shears. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He leans over it, cutting here, snipping there, in absolute and total concentration. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He walks into the hall and makes snipping motions with his fingers, meaning I’m to cut it short. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In a somewhat awkward silence both boys turned back to their snipping. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z We were snipping and sniping, rolling our eyes and sighing weary sighs to punctuate the patience required to explain simple concepts. Modern Love: I Am My Own In-Law 2012-02-02T18:33:07Z Try snipping locks or lacquering nails at the recommended safe distance of six feet. What’s ‘essential,’ anyway? Roses, guns, manicures, marijuana — it all depends on who’s deciding. 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z We stopped one morning at a neighboring vineyard to observe them snipping bunches, filling their plastic buckets and dumping them into bins. Watching wine happen during Oregon’s annual grape harvest 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z On a recent morning in Southeast Washington, a group of women sat in a circle, snipping colorful shapes and arranging them in patterns, aware that in doing so, they themselves were part of a pattern. Art is helping seniors piece together snippets of their past 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z There's a hell of a lot of maintenance, of course, but it's all clipping and snipping and mowing. TV review: Monty Don's French Gardens 2013-02-01T23:00:01Z With the help of 200 volunteers, Law spent the past weekend snipping, piercing, and tying stems before hanging each bloom from a length of burnished copper wire. Artist Rebecca Louise Law Brings Flowers to Times Square 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z If an event hasn’t concluded when it’s time for Airigami to load out, the staff can enact a “quiet pop,” snipping the tops of balloons with a blade to minimize noise. How Balloons Blew Up 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Once temperatures are between 80 and 90 degrees, basil will grow fast, so don't be shy about snipping, sharing, and using your bountiful harvest. Plant an Herb Container Garden 2013-03-11T05:20:02.883Z To maintain the picture requires further snipping every few days. Fit for the king? Thai monarchist's birthday haircut 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Nearby, one of the gong makers, a man in camo pants and plastic sandals, knelt on a stack of sheet metal, snipping out a three-foot circle with something that looked like a giant tobacco cutter. Thailand’s ‘Gong Highway’ 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z She knew more about thread counts and coordinated wall décor than I ever did, carefully snipping photos of family and friends to affix in a proper framed montage. Motherlode Blog: Girls ‘Dormify.’ Boys Just Move. 2013-09-01T12:53:10Z Conversely, the "Mason jar" method involves snipping the bottoms of your herb stems, storing the herbs upright in a jar with about an inch of fresh, cool water, and then sealing completely before refrigerating. Fresh herbs: How to extend their fleeting shelf life for long-lasting, bright flavor and color 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The larger show features artists who work not on but with paper — snipping, folding, shaping or assembling pieces that range from filmy to substantial. Review | In the galleries: Exhibit upends male-centric myths, legends and folklore 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z I watched several videos online of gardeners demonstrating the process — neatly snipping with sharp shears at an interconnected network of trunk, canes and shoots. Lessons in resilience from Chicago's winter grapes 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z This is why he recommends choosing one or two female flowers and snipping off the rest. How do giant pumpkins grow so big? 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Alice could do with more of this band, and with snipping. Sucker Punch; Welcome to Thebes; Alice 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z When her son was 4, she taught him to sew, instructing him in the beginner’s arts of snipping wayward threads and seams. Model Mom 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Missy is so determined to fill her gift stockroom with a year's worth of presents for any occasion, she spends Christmas Day snipping coupons. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 29 October - 2 November 2012-10-29T08:00:00Z Ideally, you'd "store" fresh herbs in the garden, never snipping more than you needed. How to store fresh herbs so they last and last 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z But that is the nub of the story: this fellow is the last of a breed, defiantly homeless, snipping wire fences on the principle that nobody should be hemmed in, and riding on through. Kirk Douglas, a Hundred Years Old 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z They're great for breaking down poultry, quickly chopping herbs for garnishes and snipping cooking twine. 75 simple and cheap ways to improve your cooking this year 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z It is where William Burroughs was taken after deliberately snipping off part of his left pinkie with poultry shears. Review: ‘Bellevue’ Celebrates a Hospital Not Crazy, but Compassionate 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Just remember to clean your shears if snipping any sickly-looking stems and leaves, to stop the spread between plants. So, you’ve built a vegetable garden — here’s how to take care of it 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Handel, himself, couldn’t keep his mitts off it — snipping, scribbling in and rewriting parts to tailor this eternally popular oratorio to the performing forces at hand. Review | NSO presents a muddled ‘Messiah,’ but all is not lost 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z And here I am with my scissors snipping things up, and it made her very upset. Bonnie Lucas, Still Playing With Dolls 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z I started the recipe for rose petal jam, collecting a liter of rainwater in a dirty bucket and snipping the roses that bloomed along the stone wall between our house and the neighbor’s. The Joy of Reading About Cooking 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Step 4: Plant succulents by shaking excess soil from the roots, snipping a hole in the chicken wire, and tucking roots in the wire. Cool Digs for Your Dog 2010-05-26T17:49:00Z As I began snipping, I thought of him standing in the darkness at 17, firewatching as phosphorescent bombs left trails above St Paul’s. My father was always angry with me, but why was he furious when I got a job? 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z There is a half-hearted sort of edging that is quite quick, snipping around my lawn circle with long-handled shears to beat back the overlong bits. Edging: it's a facelift for your lawn 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The wild-man stories suit a popular view of Pollock, just as the insouciant gesture of snipping eight inches off someone else’s canvas suits a certain view of Duchamp. A Clear Look at Jackson Pollock’s Breakthrough Painting, “Mural” 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Longer beards are easiest as you're simply snipping off errant hairs. Cutting your own hair doesn't have to be sheer terror – Here are tips from the pros 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z The idea was not so original: A young woman rifling through her mother’s closet, snipping out pieces of fabric, changing the shape — and then putting it all back together again. Fashion Review: Dior Lightens Up That Old New Look 2012-03-02T18:57:24Z Matter recommends snipping stalks into smaller pieces to speed their decomposition — and getting your bed ready for planting again. Give your garden a nitrogen boost with cover crops | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z He and his colleagues think this flavor forms when the black hole’s outflow slams into a vertical filament, snipping it and aligning it to point toward Sgr A*. Strange Giant Filaments Reveal a Mystery at the Milky Way’s Heart 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z For example, the gene editor could be used in some patients to “repair” the existing dystrophin gene in muscle cells by snipping out a sequence that causes cells to misread it. Muscular dystrophy gene therapy nears approval, but safety concerns linger 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Whereas Pairwise is snipping out the gene sequences that produce an enzyme that interferes with flavor, Sound Agriculture is programming gene expression. Tweaking Vegetables’ Genes Could Make Them Tastier—And You’ll Get to Try Them Soon 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Artificial enzymes can fight the COVID-causing virus by selectively snipping apart its RNA genome, a new study suggests. Lab-Made Enzymes Could Chop Up the Virus That Causes COVID 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The attack involved snipping fiber-optic phone lines and firing shots into the PG&E substation. EXPLAINER: US power grid has long faced terror threat 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Piramoon simulated snipping his hair, imitating Iranian women who have publicly cut their hair as part of the protests. In the spotlight, Iran’s World Cup team silently nods to protests at home 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z For flowering varieties, be careful not to trim new growth until after they have flowered, or you may be snipping off a potential bud. Making time to care for your indoor house plants 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z One image shows Cannon snipping the infant’s umbilical cord immediately after Tiesi gave birth. Nick Cannon and Bre Tiesi welcome Cannon's eighth child: 'Can’t believe he’s here' 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z On a recent afternoon, Liu sat at home in Dongsheng village, south of Sichuan provincial capital Chengdu, snipping the seed pods off the stems, which are covered in large thorns like a rose. What inflation? China’s peppercorn purveyors are feeling the heat. 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z With cheerful efficiency, the midwives cycle around the streets of Poplar, collecting urine samples and snipping umbilical cords. TV rarely gets childbirth right. After Roe, the gory truth matters more than ever 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The molecules are good at snipping out DNA, but they’re not as good at inserting new pieces in their place. CRISPR, 10 Years On: Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z We are enormously appreciative for all the weeding, sawing, snipping, trimming and scooping. Rant and Rave: Reader ruffled by mess left behind by county workers 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z This snipping of Queen Victoria's hair is encased in a gold locket and could be yours for an estimated £500. Happy and Glorious: Royal collectables up for auction 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Gene editing involves switching genes on and off in an organism by snipping out a small piece of DNA. Government sends gene-edited food bill to Parliament 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z It involves switching genes on and off by snipping out a small section of the plant's DNA. Gene-edited tomatoes could soon be sold in England 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Dr. He hoped to endow babies with resistance to H.I.V. by snipping a piece of a gene called CCR5 from the DNA of embryos. CRISPR, 10 Years On: Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z I’m about crying locker rooms much more than snipping nets. Perspective | March Madness: More than ever, a fickle, vengeful beast 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Odds are, a No. 1 seed is going to be snipping net at the end of “One Shining Moment.” How many times has a No. 1 seed won the NCAA men's basketball tournament? 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Instead of poking fibers to the back, some people recommend snipping off the loose fibers, then shaving the fabric with a razor to shear off remaining frayed bits. Perspective | How to repair upholstery damaged by cats 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z I was responsible for breaking down boxes, snipping plastic soda rings, peeling off labels and, perhaps most importantly, maintaining expertise on which of the numbers on the bottom of each plastic container meant “recyclable.” Recycling: Put the onus on producers and manufacturers 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z On the other side of Amsterdam's museum square, the Concertgebouw treated 50 people to an orchestral rehearsal accompanied by a hairdresser's scissors, snipping on stage. Dutch Covid rules: Museums and orchestras stage haircut protest 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z “There should really be an app, given how easy it is to manipulate a vaccine card,” he said, while snipping one customer’s hair. District vaccine mandate garners mixed reactions and awkward searches for proof of doses 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z These break chemical bonds in the plastic's molecules, like a jeweler snipping bracelet links. Tiny Robots Could Clean Up Microplastic Pollution 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z “Just going in and snipping connections is a very dangerous thing to do,” he said, because it often has the effect of pushing wellness communities even closer to outright anti-vaccine influencers. How wellness influencers are fueling the anti-vaccine movement 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z It arrived like the hero in an action film, snipping the wire on a ticking time bomb with only seconds remaining. Perspective | For years, I feared that I’d outlive my daughter. And then science did something amazing. 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z We were still in preproduction, so the snipping was either in our scripts or on the phone, where I was encouraged to acquiesce to reach the ultimate goal: a series order from the network. Perspective | Food Network says it’s dedicated to teaching. But it never let me say ‘slavery’ on air. 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z True to chef Tamara Murphy’s local, seasonal ethos, the greenery isn’t just for show; from time to time, someone from the kitchen weaves their way through, snipping parsley, mint, rosemary and/or thyme. The top 10 restaurant patios for Seattle-area summertime outdoor dining 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z The procedure for a hidden tongue-tie requires more than simply snipping a thin piece of tissue. "Hidden tongue-ties" in infants have scant scientific backing 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z As Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration” blared, players bounced around the court, hugged and mugged for selfies, and eventually took turns snipping the nets from the rims. Houston Hangs On and Reaches the Final Four 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z But social insect queens buck the trend: Reproduction stretches their life span rather than snipping it. What can ants, bees, and other social insects teach us about aging? 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Buoyed by the news, migrants had prepared for their departure in late February: snapping farewell photographs and snipping haircuts for fellow migrants. Mexican camp that was symbol of migrant misery empties out under Biden 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Create a festive package topper by snipping a cook’s bouquet of garden sage and thyme for the cooks and eaters on your list. Gifts of gardening gear for our more-essential-than-ever gardens 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z They went through the same process: gutting the goats, snipping their ears for biologists’ genetic sampling. Teton goat shoot a physical challenge but success reported 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z The breakthrough DNA snipping technology allowed the "code of life" to be rewritten. Two women share chemistry Nobel in historic win 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z People did double takes at the diminutive, round-faced girl with pigtails snipping hair alongside her barber father in postwar Korea. Column One: She kept her scissors going in South Korea's postwar years. The coronavirus hasn't stopped her 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Should you start snipping on your own if you don’t see a professional haircut in your very near future? DIY haircuts during the pandemic: Experts weigh in and offer tips 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z We found that the enzyme’s snipping of these threads that stitch myelin to the axon can be controlled by the perinodal astrocyte’s release of an inhibitor of thrombin. The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The windowless rooms were stiflingly hot, and children as young as 9 sat snipping threads off pairs of pants on the floor. After Factory Disaster, Bangladesh Made Big Safety Strides. Are the Bad Days Coming Back? 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z The exchange capped off a night that saw the two moderate candidates continually snipping at one another in the lead-up to Saturday’s Nevada caucuses. Klobuchar hits back at 'perfect' Pete Buttigieg as feud flares at Vegas debate 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The server set the jars’ tops aside, reached in with silver tongs and lifted a long, chubby white band of powdery marshmallow, snipping off squares with shiny oversize scissors. The Sensuous Pleasures of Handmade Marshmallows 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Over the summer, the lack of spending fueled worries — and some snipping — that not enough was being done counter Trump. Democrats aim to catch up to Trump’s 2020 cash advantage 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z A small group of women huddled nearby, speaking Mandarin and snipping the ends off string beans. Jeffrey Epstein, Blackmail and a Lucrative ‘Hot List’ 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z I began to move down the row, snipping off clusters that seemed right. How Natural Wine Became a Symbol of Virtuous Consumption 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z In a Catholic preparatory school, seamstresses from the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Sisters of Bangkok are studiously snipping and sewing. Bespoke silk robes await Pope Francis on Thailand visit 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z The massive effort involved snipping and analyzing antennae from tens of thousands of bees taken from some 600 colonies across western Canada. Breeders toughen up bees to resist deadly mites 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z In the West African outbreak, local health workers meticulously tracked down and isolated each patient’s potential contacts, essentially snipping each strand of the outbreak’s expanding web. As Ebola outbreak rages, the world just watches. Some call it 'malignant neglect' 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Miron Construction project manager says Kurt Wolfgram in the next week or so, crews will use a giant, hydraulic snipping device to cut through the dozens of vertical support beams holding up the dome. Exterior work on taking down Brown County arena begins 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z After 20 minutes of meticulous snipping, he pointed to my image in the mirror. ‘I Quickly Turned the Tie Around to Show Her the Manufacturer’s Name’ 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z At the Monte Rosa farm in Almeria, workers wearing tight-fitting gloves move along rows of bushy, vertical plants, snipping off ripe tomatoes. Produce growers in sunny south Spain brace for Brexit pain 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Hundreds of people peddle boxes of tissues and bowls of limes along the roadways, and a fleet of tailors marches the streets looking for work with sewing machines on their shoulders, loudly snipping scissors. Senegal’s President Tightens Grip on Power Ahead of Elections 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Video obtained by SNJ Today showed an athletic trainer snipping off Johnson’s locks. New Jersey wrestler who was forced to cut dreadlocks returns to the mat for first time since incident 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Both work like tiny genetic scissors, snipping the double helix of a plant’s DNA at specific, precoded spots. A fast-moving future for gene-edited foods 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Conversely, viral delivery of MMP-2 to the same brain region promoted subsequent weight gain and the snipping off of receptors. A Molecular Reason Why Obese People Have Trouble Losing Weight 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The legislature ought to punish Milwaukee for flouting the law by, say, snipping its share of state funding. Milwaukee’s Public School Barricade 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Both work like tiny genetic scissors, snipping the double helix of a plant’s DNA at specific, pre-coded spots. The future of food: Scientists have found a fast and cheap way to edit your edibles’ DNA 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z For now, the tether snipping step still takes a minute. New technique could help scientists create a gene in just 1 day 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Thomas Saunders, an American Indian who had been given a suicide mission — to clear the way for the infantry advancing behind him by snipping enemy wires in the middle of no-man’s land. Patrick K. O’Donnell identifies 8 soldiers buried at Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z He said he looked forward to “snipping” the billions of euros in the Italian budget reserved for “maintaining immigrants in the country.” Italy’s Populist Parties Win Approval to Form Government 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z "I learned that it works best when you're in a very quiet environment, so I recorded the snipping really close to the microphone in this very slow movement," she says. Boisterous spectacle to intimate close-up, 'Battle of the Sexes' sounds like the real deal 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z She spent 11 hours a day there, pinning Forever 21 tags on trendy little shirts and snipping away their loose threads in the one-room workshop. Behind a $13 shirt, a $6-an-hour worker 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z The best way to delay flowering — as well as to encourage branching and new growth — is to harvest regularly by snipping off the ends of the branches. Basil makes a lovely addition to your garden — and your pesto 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Trimming or snipping the meniscus would allow him to return much sooner but also leave the possibility of additional problems down the road. D.C. United’s top forward will have knee surgery, another blow to MLS’s worst attack 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Can a movie ironize itself to death, snipping away at its own reasons for existence until there is nothing left? Can “Baywatch” Fill the Trunks of the Original? 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z A technician was delicately snipping excess material off the dolls’ hands, another was assembling a steel skeleton, a third was pouring silicone into moulds. The race to build the world’s first sex robot 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Kyle Anderson was the first player to ascend a ladder placed underneath that same basket, pulling a strand of nylon toward him before snipping it. Conference tournament success is not a harbinger of how teams will fare in NCAA tournament 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z The system functions like molecular scissors, snipping away the invasive material. CRISPR pioneer muses about long journey from China to pinnacle of American science 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z “I don’t know who the president of China is,” she says, snipping off bits of excess latex from Trump’s face. Trump Still Has Lots of Face at This Chinese Factory 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z I’m still wrestling with the climber by late morning, up on a ladder, snipping and tying when I hear a crew of boisterous adolescent schoolgirls. Make-Believe Marriage in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Using their beaks, they broke off small branches from a shrub, one end of which they then fashioned into tiny hooks by snipping and biting the joint where the twig had attached to the shrub. Was Betty the crow a genius—or a robot? 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Cube returns as Calvin, proprietor of a barbershop on Chicago’s South Side, where he oversees a motley crew of haircutters who spend as much time boasting and bantering as they do snipping and styling. Review: It’s worth stopping into ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’ 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z And the very act of editing — involving snipping at the virus’s genome — may introduce mutations that help it to resist attack. HIV overcomes CRISPR gene-editing attack 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z In other words, these were deals that required little effort from the shopper, that didn’t reward an afternoon spent scouring deals apps or snipping away at newspaper circulars for a pricing victory. Why you won’t have to lug so many coupons to Macy’s anymore 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Last college basketball season ended with Duke snipping nets, and it will be remembered most for Kentucky’s pursuit of a perfect record. Duke and Kentucky might be taking control of another college basketball season 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The next step in confirming the diagnosis was an endoscopy, a procedure that involves snipping tiny samples of tissue from Broe’s small intestine for a biopsy. A simple test proved that a teen with stomach pain wasn’t a hypochondriac after all 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z They more severely sprained other animals’ joints by snipping two of the ankle ligaments; and performed sham surgery on others to serve as a control group. A Sprained Ankle May Have Lifelong Consequences 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Post-conditioning, he goes over the hair again with a pair of scissors, snipping off the singed ends and any rogue flyaways for the smooth, finished look that his clients desire. Burning Your Hair Is Now a Thing 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z When nothing happened he signaled two comrades, who ran up and started snipping the wire with cutters. Battle Tested, Ukraine Troops Now Get U.S. Basic Training 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z So they went about snipping at the margins. No clock in baseball? MLB’s new pace-of-play guidelines get results 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Flat broke, Ferraro took the job delivering flowers for an Italian widow and her daughter, who pressured him to start snipping petals. Florist to the mob had offers he couldn't refuse 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z In my fantasy, I would be carefully snipping grapes off the vine and then stomping on them, in hilarious I Love Lucy fashion. The Ultimate Oenophile Experience: Grape Camp In Sonoma 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Here is a short video that illustrates the simple process for snipping a LinkedIn connection from your rosebush. How To Remove A LinkedIn Connection 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z This snipping trend first began creeping its way into the public debate at the height of the recession, in 2009. Counter reproductive: more men had vasectomies during the recession 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z The Dole-Kemp ticket won 12 percent of the black vote, with Ross Perot snipping off another 4 percent, leaving 84 percent for President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. Rand Paul’s pursuit of black voters splits GOP 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z For instance, hairstylists who continually use their hands and wrists in clipping or snipping motions are at risk for overuse injury. Is It Possible to Prevent Arthritis? 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Settling on empty row, I got to work, snipping bunches of grapes at chest level and letting them drop into the bin below. The Ultimate Oenophile Experience: Grape Camp In Sonoma 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Then the team started snipping off small branches, about 2 inches in length, creating more clones, as they’re called. Before pot yield of their dreams, constant care for fickle plants 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Know that canceling a card involves more than snipping it in two. The Do’s and Don’ts of Closing Credit Cards 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z He prepares the transplant by snipping off all flowers and larger leaves from a flowering stem. Fremont gardener works for colorful summer blooms 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z The popular event encourages women to assert their power through customs like symbolically storming town halls, snipping off men’s ties below the knot, and compensating them with a festival kiss or “Butzie.” Germany has a holiday devoted to women doing whatever they want 2014-02-14T12:00:00Z Dr. Gosnell was sentenced this year to life in prison for snipping the spines of babies born alive in illegal, late-term abortions in Pennsylvania. Maryland’s Path to an Accord in Abortion Fight 2013-07-11T02:12:30Z He was accused of snipping the spines of babies after abortions. US abortion doctor guilty of murders 2013-05-13T19:51:49Z That symbol was making a scissors snipping gesture with the index and middle fingers on a hand, by the way. Google Glass, The Psion Series 3 Of Wearable Technology 2013-04-27T15:41:59Z Roberts remained skeptical: "I still don't understand … in what sense it's different than just snipping along the line." Can Human Genes Be Patented? 2013-04-17T20:25:00Z Gosnell, she said, killed them by snipping their spinal cords as soon as they were born. Philadelphia abortion doctor on trial ran "house of horrors:" prosecutor 2013-03-19T00:51:30Z So it’s no surpise that Apple has been steadily snipping its ties to Google. YouTube To Vanish From iPhone In Latest Sign Google, Apple Growing Apart 2012-08-07T02:21:48Z Experiments revealed that certain types of RNA could act as their own enzymes, snipping themselves in two and splicing themselves back together again. Stanley Miller and the Quest to Understand Life's Beginning 2012-07-29T16:15:00.203Z Midway through the second half, Green, a senior and among the best players in the Big 10 conference, dunked twice, snipping the Cardinals lead to 35-31. West: Louisville 57, Michigan State 44: Surging Louisville Eliminates Top-Seeded Michigan State 2012-03-23T02:34:27Z Mrs. Gillin was snipping dead twigs with a large pair of scissors; she wore a loose green kerchief over her turban, so unbecomingly arranged that it was evident she expected no visitors. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Anyhow, he was just standing there, talking soberly to Donohue, when once more the Strathcona branch sounder began to click furiously, snipping out the headquarters call. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z Called an onychectomy, declawing involves more than just snipping the nails. In Israel, Cat Declawing Can Land You in Jail 2011-12-09T10:35:00Z Sergeant Gibbs is accused of snipping fingers from victims and later using them to intimidate another soldier. Calvin Gibbs Convicted of Killing Civilians in Afghanistan 2011-11-11T00:07:55Z "No, we have been at the snipping business all the week, off and on, and I declare old Mrs. Hales will not have a bad pillow after all." Left to Ourselves or, John Headley's Promise. 2011-10-05T02:00:17.183Z One of these is entitled "Uncle Sam's Taylorifics," and shows a complacent Yankee coolly snipping a Mexican in two with a huge pair of shears. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z The two older men, who were pretty sore after the thirty mile ride, hobbled about snipping some boughs for their beds. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z My mother—not my real mother, you know—used to make my breeches out of father's, and you should have seen her snipping at 'em, gnashing her teeth together all the time. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z Let your wife have it For snipping needle-yarn; or try it again. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z "I'm sorry you don't smoke," said he, snipping a cigar which he had extolled in vain. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z It was an occupation which most of the girls enjoyed, and proved more popular than needlework, so a large amount of snipping and pasting went on, and the pile of finished cards grew steadily. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z She had glanced up quickly as Susan came in, and had begun to hum a tune, snipping fast. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z The front hoofs caught the rim of the Pony Rider Boy's sombrero, snipping it from his head. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z The strong wind was sweeping 3 along, snipping off patches of salty spray from the tops of the waves, sending it with stinging force into the faces of the two boys. Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam 2011-06-07T02:00:13.313Z "If I don't work, I don't eat," frets Juan, a farm labourer snipping big, ripe cucumbers from towering plants. Cucumber crisis 2011-06-03T02:27:21Z "We'll all share it together," said Mrs. Ramsay, taking the package to Mavis's bed and snipping the string with her scissors. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z The snipping of the scissors back of my ear suddenly ceased as I gazed upon my alleged "liniments"—as an old friend of mine used to call them—and the barber's voice broke the stillness. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z Weddle said at first he thought the news was a joke, but after shedding tears for a few minutes, quickly began shedding his facial hair, snipping it with scissors, then shaving with a razor. With bin Laden dead, Washington state man finally shaves 2011-05-03T02:57:13Z Connecticut point guard Kemba Walker has had visions every night in Houston of snipping nets with his Huskies teammates. NCAA: UConn, Butler combine for 41 first-half points 2011-04-05T02:34:00Z “It was like a hundred candles suddenly brought into a dark room,” Betty said, snipping off her thread. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z Men are seen under an awful fire calmly snipping the wire as though they were pruning a vineyard. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Then, there are cutting, and piercing, and snipping machines—all bright and diligent; and the women and girls who work them are bright and diligent too. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Johnson, the hair stylist, is actually encouraged by all these super 'dos, even if he'd like to do a little snipping here, a little clipping there. Super Bowl hair: He could - grow - all - the - way 2011-02-02T23:18:10Z The train being gone, gate is re-opened, and the necessary snipping performed on his ticket. Mr. Punch's Railway Book 2011-01-23T03:00:16.120Z While Frank was snipping the scissors and zipping the comb, his face lit up as he reminisced: “Gene would say, ‘Frank, I’m going to Italy.’ Metropolitan Diary: The Colombian Composer, and Other New Yorkers 2011-01-17T05:40:17Z Each had either the tail of a polecat or a bunch of leather snippings in lieu of it, tied to either heel; the front half of their moccasins was painted blue, the other half red. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z Here, for the benefit of those who like to cut snippings from the paper and send them to me with sarcastic comments during the summer holidays, are this season's near certainties. Paul Wilson: World Cup will be swiftly forgotten 2010-08-07T23:06:00Z Monitoring snake populations means marking the individuals in some way - typically by snipping a pattern into their scales, or implanting a microchip. Snakes in mystery global decline 2010-06-09T01:45:00Z Her ladyship was busy, in a pair of white kid gloves, snipping off faded leaves and flowers, and she left her occupation to greet her visitor. A Double Knot On the king's refusal they visit the country with various plagues, snipping off the ears of corn, letting the calves suck all the cows dry, defiling the wells, and so forth; but Fergus is obdurate. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race "And the strange thing is you don't know it," said Mrs. Agatha, snipping off a final rose. Our Admirable Betty A Romance He was dressed for Hamlet, but he was adding a touch to his brows, and snipping a little at his nails—hurriedly. Life on the Stage Another and another followed; the lad watching the result of the snipping in the mirror. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins "Well," said Spry, watching my mute amazement, "he has left no part of his gruesome task undone; he has gloated in it—look!—even to the snipping of the linen." Love's Usuries Bob and Tom doing the looking on, and Mary and Jean smoothing and snipping the bits for the tail, and making the tassel for the end. Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves It is a case chiefly of cutting out all dead wood, and snipping the decayed ends of those that are left. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them You would have thought she was snipping off thread with her teeth. H. R. Janet, meanwhile, had found a large pair of scissors in Edith's basket, unfortunately left on the porch, with which she was viciously snipping the air. Harper's Round Table, August 6, 1895 She seated herself in illustration upon a boulder covered with a cushion of shaded moss, and immediately began snipping leaves from a shrub of scented verbena, the which she inhaled with languid enjoyment. Lady Cassandra Old rags of the past, snippings of Helen's dress, of Melisande's, scarfs of old paramours rotted in the grave ages and ages since. A Pushcart at the Curb On the old European plan—snip—snip—snipping with a tiny hand-sickle, every bushel of wheat required three hours of a man’s lifetime. The Romance of the Reaper A pair of scissors may be required to make them exactly even, but the less snipping there may be the better. The Dog As a titbit to our other 'snippings,' medicine, the Prayer Book, the law, ship's business, the breeches buoy, ship-cookery! Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war And Moses threw himself into a chair, and began abstractedly snipping a piece of tape with Mara's very best scissors. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine "She got in, didn't she?" said Miss Pickett, snipping her words angrily, as if her lips were scissors. The Life of Nancy The rest of the heap, for these are but snippings, goes to Lord Godolphin, and so on. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 “And not get any lessons,” said Dolly, snipping the tape with her mother’s scissors. Happy Days for Boys and Girls She spread the frocks on the bed, and began snipping here and there with the scissors and taking stitches everywhere. The Missourian Up and down the flowery path she went, snipping busily. The Camerons of Highboro And a tailor's life is not cutting and snipping, but making clothes. The House in Town She was our official blogger, and she was good at it, snipping out the interesting stories and throwing them online like a short order cook turning around breakfast orders. Little Brother Presently, after laughter, snipping out of pages with scissors, and some unseemly language, Mr. Heeley began to write. A Great Man A Frolic She was fond of working in it, and might be seen there daily, with her sun-bonnet on, snipping, tying and tending her plants. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad The dogs rose and stretched themselves and lazily rubbed their noses against her skirt, as she passed from one flower bed to another, snipping a dead leaf here and picking a faded blossom there. Australia Revenged They confined themselves to cutting and snipping, and to a few big, cobbling stitches that would have caused her to exclaim in righteous horror. The Manor House School First gather and wash it as clear as possible of sand and grit, washing it again and again, snipping off the gritty parts of the roots where it held onto the mother rock. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts The treatment consists in snipping off the redundant portion with scissors. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Beth stopped snipping, and looked at her as if she were looking right through her, and out into the world beyond. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Yes," said Betty, snipping away industriously; "she didn't wish to be pitied one bit. Betty Leicester A Story For Girls They came very close there, snipping the grass tops close beside us. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition Draw me no Fates with solemn faces, holding distaffs and deadly snipping shears. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York "Yes, I'm a-piecin' quilts again," she said, snipping away at the bits of calico in her lap. Aunt Jane of Kentucky "Not that," replied Marianne, snipping her single front tooth knowingly with the tip of her nail. A Village of Vagabonds “No, precious,” answered Mother, snipping around the edges of the court-plaster with the fascinating sharp shears Sunny Boy was forbidden to touch. Sunny Boy in the Country Would Diva, she wondered, be at her window, snipping roses out of chintz curtains? Miss Mapp Alone she sat there at the table, snipping, sewing, pinning, and patting the somewhat refractory satin. Patty's Success It consists mainly of pounded snail-shells, mixed with boiled tansy and snippings from the hair of an unbaptized infant born between Easter and Michaelmas. A harum-scarum schoolgirl "I also hoped it, my dear," said Aunt Emmy, snipping the lavender into a little basket, held in a loose white-gloved hand. The Lowest Rung Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke's Summer and The Understudy Each snipping off is of course followed by an inrush of air. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 They plucked the choicest morsels, took one bite and dropped them or, snipping the stems with their shear-like mandibles permitted the nuts or berries to rattle down to the ground. The Black Phantom Way underneath, close to their necks, we found these little locks, that by some work and careful snipping we managed to get quite free of burs, so I cut them off to preserve. Cricket at the Seashore Prepare the stamina from this piece of wax by snipping the proper number. The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling "This piece of embroidery has lasted me three terms, and it isn't finished yet," said Maisie Talbot, leisurely snipping off a thread, and pausing before she chose another piece of silk. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life Prior to every snipping the same process is gone through, no flask being opened without the previous cleansing of the pliers by the flame. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 The fame of it spread throughout the neighborhood and the three little girls were kept busy snipping and fussing with the tiny headgear. Chicken Little Jane "I don't care whether you call it square or round," answered Cricket, briefly, snipping Zaidee's fingers, which were creeping too near the peppermints. Cricket at the Seashore The gouging and snipping, so irritating to a person of nerves, is thus avoided. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture "Do not move, please," she commanded gently, snipping at the plaster with her scissors. Shining Ferry I am sore aweary of all this gear—snipping, and sewing, and fitting. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Often she waits there, snipping the tips and shrivelling The shreds at last on to the path, perhaps Thinking, perhaps of nothing, till she sniffs Her fingers and runs off. Last Poems "You may trust me, Miss Margaret, I think," he said presently, after a few moments of silent snipping. Three Margarets And then goes on with her snipping and paring with the heartiest unconcern. Molly Bawn Smaller birds went skimming over the prairie,—now a golden meadowlark, then a darker scissortail snipping the air off behind it in swift flight. The Wrong Woman Give me all the shreds and snippings you can spare me. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Scissors Two pairs of scissors are required—one with long, sharp blades, and a pair of medium sizes for snipping machine stitches. Textiles and Clothing The old lady was sitting darning stockings, with a newspaper spread over one half of the table and a little bowl standing ready to receive the snippings of worsted. More about Pixie Peggy would have followed, but, on her approach, the other walked quickly forward and began stooping over the flower-beds, and snipping off the withered blossoms. More About Peggy I never had any trouble with tailors, snipping and measuring, trying on and altering. Cat and Dog Memoirs of Puss and the Captain Let us be contented with laying the snippings on the altar, and thus showing the people our piety and condescension. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar. The Secret of the Storm Country Here the rose-breasted grosbeak is in the blooming cherry tree, snipping off the blossoms with that heavy beak of his—a spot of crimson and black half hidden in masses of white petals. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers "Did you ever hear Father Mac?" said an old laborer, dressed in the ancient Irish fashion, but old Father Time had been snipping at his garments as he couldn't touch himself. My New Curate She liked Miss Almira, though she didn't enjoy having her cold scissors snipping around her shoulders, and her bony fingers poking at her when she stood up to be fitted. Little Maid Marian She was snipping dead shoots with a pair of scissors. Steve Yeager For the next ten minutes you never in all your life heard such squealing, snarling and snipping of teeth as there was in that cellar. Billy Whiskers' Adventures But it came out, with a quick opening and shutting of the thin lips, like the snipping of a pair of scissors—"Mehitable." Faith Gartney's Girlhood "Yes, sir," Lois answered, carefully snipping off the thorns on the stem of a rose before she plunged it down into the water in the big punch-bowl; "but people cannot help just wondering sometimes." John Ward, Preacher Left to himself, Gay wheeled about and passed into the side-garden, where he found Kesiah snipping off withered roses with a pair of pruning shears. The Miller Of Old Church Here mother stopped snipping at her rose-trees, and came up to one of the sunflowers. Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I Having done this, she seemed to forget us and drifted away among the flowers, touching some gently as she passed, snipping a dead leaf here and arranging a misplaced branch there. The Garden, You, and I She said nothing, but went on snipping a red rose here, a white one there. Arms and the Woman "What have you been thinking about us?" the girl asked, snipping off a big rose. The Big-Town Round-Up A pair of hobbled horses left off snipping grass beside the trail and gazed with mild interest as the two passed, and beneath the wagon a dog barked. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country If he isn't pounding the fence or throwing it at a dog, he's snipping daisies or knocking the heads off bull-thistles. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm Let your wife have it For snipping needle-yarn; or try it again. The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays "No—a little," Nina answered, snipping off the redundant stalks of the grapes. Prince Fortunatus A very little snipping and slashing sufficed to do away with the shoulder and sleeve of the boy's coat and to lay open his waistcoat as well, exposing a bloodstained shirt. The Day of Days An Extravaganza He had a fashion of strolling down to the paper's office and snipping out all such notices and poems from its country exchanges. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man "Don't talk to me about doctors," she continued, after a silence interrupted only by the snipping of the scissors. Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature An elderly gardener who had been snipping and sweeping in the next house came up and vaguely recognized her as a well-known Bruxelloise, a good-natured lady, a foreigner who, strange to say, spoke Flemish. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement The dressmaker was ripping and snipping, and soon there lay revealed before them—the Paris gown! The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel I knew he was poor, and I hadn't expected him to plow and plant things for me while I went about in a picture-hat snipping them with garden scissors. Over Paradise Ridge A Romance "Not a plan," she answered, snipping a thread with a steady hand. Phyllis Nina, basket on her arm, snipping away with her garden shears, glanced over her shoulder—and went on, snipping. The Younger Set Miss Sophy Rabling, in snipping her bandage from the boy's foot, fumbled and drove a point of the scissors sharply into his toe. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales But Emma had gone on serenely cutting and snipping and pinning. Half Portions The machine stopped, and Miss Polly, snipping the thread as she came to the end of a seam, turned squarely to answer. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage The barber paused in his snipping, and turned about for a thoughtful look at the hat. Hocken and Hunken "I don't know that I've any better reason," Davenant laughed, snipping off the end of his cigar, "than that which leads the ox to his stall—because he knows the way." The Street Called Straight Prudy had a vague feeling that he was one of the little ones that God thought best to punish by "snipping his heart." Little Prudy's Sister Susy "But I don't think finishing is best, mother," said Hazel, who was diligently snipping in and out around rose leaves or baby faces, as it happened. Real Folks Then, Herr Hauptmann," said the Englishman, "since you are a soldier, you and I know what fighting is, and that snipping and snicking at noses is no fighting. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 Every one's head was in a whirl from the snipping of the scissors, the rattle of the sewing-machine, the smell of hot irons, and the caprices of the dressmaker, a huffy and nervous lady. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories Makar Kuzmitch puts round his client's shoulders a white sheet with yellow spots on it, and begins snipping with the scissors. The Schoolmaster She rushes into huts, palaces, and even into the grand stand, and lays about her with her scissors, snipping off threads with the utmost abandon. Reveries of a Schoolmaster "But I want you to talk, too," said Miss Mullett, snipping a thread with her tiny scissors. The Lilac Girl "We are God's witnesses," said Mrs. Henry Goldsmith, snipping off for herself a little bunch of hot-house grapes. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People It was the moment not for snipping but for bold charging. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant A snipping machine or a teazer may also be used for somewhat similar purposes, and for opening out ropes and similar close textures. The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth "Why, Agricola," said the doctor, snipping the loose ravellings from his patient's bandages, "an old man like you should not have enemies." The Grandissimes In the fields, dry and burnt to our eyes after the green valleys, squatted the reapers, snipping the sparse ears, apparently one by one, with sickles like penknives. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil "I think I'll make a covering for a glass bowl we have at home," declared Ethel Brown, who was diligently snipping ends of stems as she listened. Ethel Morton's Enterprise She had been wandering about while he spoke, straightening a table-cover here, snipping a dead leaf off a geranium there, and otherwise fidgeting to conceal her emotion. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." Mr Fledgeby's prepossessing form withdrew itself; and the little dressmaker, clipping and snipping and stitching, and stitching and snipping and clipping, fell to work at a great rate; musing and muttering all the time. Our Mutual Friend Around the curves went the shears, guided by Emma's firm white hands, snipping, slashing, doubling on itself, a very swashbuckler of a shears. Emma McChesney and Co. He sat some time, thoughtfully snipping tape with her scissors; he expected criticism and he was preparing a rejoinder. Roderick Hudson There was another silence, measured by the steady tick of the rain against the window, and, at intervals, by the snipping sound of Ally's scissors. Summer To-night he could only wander restlessly about his conservatory, snipping off a dead leaf here and there and wondering where the whole thing was going to end. The Crimson Blind It's not work, cutting out a pattern isn't,' said Miss Jenny, with her busy little scissors already snipping at some paper. Our Mutual Friend There was a curious snipping sound, the doorknob turned slowly under his hand; then cautiously, inch by inch, he pushed the door open, slipped through—and stood motionless on the other side of the threshold. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale Then she went on snipping at the choice plants she kept in the house, even in summer, and Pat, proudly wearing his rose, hurried off. The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys "Nonsense!" he said, destructively snipping a skein of silk with my scissors. Villette "Only," said Jimmy, with quiet severity, taking a cigar from the box and snipping off the end, "don't let it occur again." The Gem Collector He went on tying his rose-trees, his ardor expending itself in choice snippings of the stray stalks and rebellious tendrils. In and out of Three Normady Inns The door closed again; again that snipping sound as it was relocked—and then the round, white ray of Jimmie Dale's flashlight circled his surroundings. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale "They wouldn't be men if they weren't—" Mrs. Carmichael had begun, when she broke off, and the scissors that had been snipping their way steadily through the rough linen jagged and dropped on the table. The Native Born or, the Rajah's People There, in the garden, stood Marjorie, snipping at a rose bush with a pair of scissors. Tom of the Raiders "What are you about?" cried Moppet, seizing her sister's hand as she was in the act of snipping off one with the scissors. An Unwilling Maid Being the History of Certain Episodes during the American Revolution in the Early Life of Mistress Betty Yorke, born Wolcott His tongue is always in motion, though very seldom to the purpose, like a barber's scissors, which are always snipping, as well when they do not cut as when they do. Character Writings of the 17th Century "Hanged if I know," answered Mike, snipping a piece of fluff off his judgeship's shoulder. Tutt and Mr. Tutt Then he searched in a box till he found another spring, which he put in instead of the broken one, after snipping off a little bit with a pair of pincers. Gutta-Percha Willie Nothing could be heard but the snipping of the scissors and the kind of rattling which from time to time escaped from the throat of Calabash. Mysteries of Paris, V3 Then what a whirling of leaves and snipping of paper, because they all decided they would begin on Jack's first. Five Little Peppers and their Friends Whatever is wrong with the patient, the doctor insists on snipping off parts and pieces and extracts of him and sending them mysteriously away to be analysed. Literary Lapses The cowboy threw himself to one side, but the loop of the lariat that had been thrown true reached his broad sombrero, neatly snipping it from his head. The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks Or, the Secret of Ruby Mountain As Tad heard the bullets snipping the leaves over his head, he instinctively ducked and, turning sharply to the left, skulked through the trees. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail When they reached the make-believe barber-shop there was a gray squirrel inside, and Jimmy Rabbit's brother was busily snipping the fur off Mr. Squirrel's head. Sleepy-Time Tales: the Tale of Fatty Coon "Then …" said Clara, "you must come next year, properly," she said, snipping another vine leaf, rather at random. Jacob's Room He picked up the steel shears which lay upon the counter, and snipping two holes in the red kerchief, stuck it under the brim of his sombrero. Ranson's Folly Then snipping the stacks with her pocket scissors, she brought the posy to Saunders, with instructions to wrap it in a dock-leaf and never to let his hands touch it the whole way. The Lilac Sunbonnet Molly was flitting about her, gardening away under her directions; tying up the long sea-green stalks of bright budded carnations, snipping off dead roses. Wives and Daughters The two sisters were like a pair of scissors, snipping off everything that came athwart them; or like a knife and a whetstone, the one sharpened against the other. Women in Love "But you want his wife to—to love him, don't you?" asked Miss Wingate, as she raised very large and frankly questioning eyes to Mother Mayberry, who was snipping loose threads from her completed task. The Road to Providence Mrs. Riversedge, who had been snipping off the heads of defunct roses, and thinking of nothing in particular, sprang hurriedly to mental attention. The Chronicles of Clovis Thereupon he fell to work at once, snipping, shaping and sewing till he had finished twenty shirts by supper time, without stopping to taste food. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 The clock struck five, and still the snipping and sewing went on. Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school Tor was in the garden snipping at his roses. Villa Rubein, and other stories He brought out a file of the "Clarion," and snipping out the paragraph with his scissors, laid it before the lady. Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation Could she know, and still sit among her pillows, snipping? A Poor Wise Man After this the men had no difficulty in keeping out of its way, though it still moved with some speed, snipping off young trees in its path like grass. A journey in other worlds A romance of the future The windows of Myles's apartment opened directly upon the bustling scene—the carpenters hammering and sawing, the upholsterers snipping, cutting, and tacking. Men of Iron Finding that the snippings littered the floor, he picked them up and began scribbling on his blotting-paper. The Story of an African Farm, a novel Turning, he saw it, a silver snipping daintily afloat; and not far away, an early star. Where the Blue Begins |
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