knippen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈknɪpə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to cut with scissors
  • (transitive) to cut (remove an item and place it in memory for later use)
  • (transitive) to make a pinching movement, especially with one's eyelids; thus, to blink
  • (intransitive) to snap one's fingers

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch knippen.

Origin

Middle Dutch

knippen

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