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Meanings of scissoring in English

Russian
триббинг
Portuguese
tribadismo
Spanish
tribadismo
Catalan
tribadisme
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Lesbian sexual practice.

Related terms
триббинг
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Decorative slit cut in any part of a garment, especially sleeves and legs, to reveal an inner garment or lining.

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Examples for "tribadism"
Examples for "tribadism"
1
He added that tribadism was 'quite common in the gaol.'
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 / Sexual Inversion
2
Things changed when Théophile Gautier made tribadism a fashionable feature of French decadence, and Baudelaire reminded the world that it all started on Lesbos.
The Guardian
Usage of scissoring in English
1
He held his knapsack above the surface, legs scissoring to stay afloat.
The bourne identity
2
He was treading water effortlessly, his long legs scissoring in slow, powerful strokes.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
3
Then I see the huge scissoring mantis limb with which he greets me.
Perdido Street Station
4
I grasped at her scissoring feet but she kicked me off.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
5
I lurched across the sand toward him, legs scissoring nervelessly, so much driven deadwood.
Night Shift
6
The hand reached up for him and he kicked at it wildly, legs scissoring.
The waste lands
7
As we hastily tried to leave, he continued: Perhaps tonight you'll start scissoring each other?
The Guardian
8
Andrej still moved, though his scissoring kicks were fitful.
Perdido Street Station
9
An hour later, Ahmet returned to her, the kickboard in front of him, his legs scissoring behind.
The lovers
10
Becky turned and began to walk home, her legs scissoring against the background of the green grass.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
11
As she did, her mermaid tail vanished and her legs reappeared, whirling and scissoring to the beat.
Ready Player One
12
They were scissoring through her formation, firing as they came, and the damage they were doing was immense.
Echoes Of Honor
13
People - most of them seeming impossibly talldarted in and out of my room on scissoring, cartoonish legs.
Bag of Bones
14
Lysandra moved behind her and sat, her legs scissoring Eirianwen's hips, and wrapped her arms round her belly.
Gladiatrix
15
The man jumped, scissoring his legs around Mr. Thorne's middle while his jaws closed on his muscular throat.
Carrion comfort
16
Ignoring the furious scissoring of her feet, he carried her out the door, his water-logged boots squelching with each step.
The devil wears plaid
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Translations for scissoring
Spanish
tribadismo
Catalan
tribadisme
Scissoring through the time