snicked; snicking; snicks
: to perform a light cutting action
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Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 1 July 2023
Silence held for a few minutes, unbroken except for the snick of Didi’s scissors and the rattle of Adele’s beads.
—Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2020
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
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Noun
Its interior is almost luxurious for a vehicle in the mountain-goat division, its gearbox snicks with Japanese precision, and its stately coachwork can get by, more or less, in polite society.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 1 July 2023
Silence held for a few minutes, unbroken except for the snick of Didi’s scissors and the rattle of Adele’s beads.
—Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2020
Verb
We were rewarded with a gearbox that delivers pure pleasure, snicking gears up, down, and sideways, and were reminded of the reason people actually might want to drive a car.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
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“Snick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snick. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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