ˈklɪpɪŋ dɹɛs snɪp snɪp ˈsnɪpɪt ˈsnɪpɪt ˈsnɪpɪŋ tɹɪm the act of clipping or snipping cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of dress the plants in the garden sever or remove by pinching or snipping nip off the flowers a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)