scissoring

noun3

1. •
   (figurative) An act or instance of cutting (removing) with or as if with scissors, especially an act of cutting and censoring a film.

   • It's got plenty to make them blanch if and when it is shown them, although the New York State censor board okayed it with insignificant scissorings. — 2009
2. •
   A sex act in which two people intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.

   • Divya […] The evenings aren’t our most sexy time together, as a couple. Frankie Yeah, the scissoring tends to happen in the afternoon. We often combine it with a nap. We love napping. — 2023
3. •
   (old-fashioned) A clipping; something cut out (e.g. of a newspaper) with scissors.

   • A THEOLOGICAL paper: devoted to acrimonious debates about abstruse doctrines. A WEEKLY SCRAP paper: made up of scissorings from other newspapers. — 1886