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knipsen.

to nip; to pinch (particularly so as to pluck or cut off)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈknɪpsən/
  1. to nip; to pinch (particularly so as to pluck or cut off)

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  2. to perforate (particularly a ticket, so as to invalidate)

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  3. to photograph

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  4. to snap one's fingers

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Where this word comes from

From the now dated noun Knips (“flip; dab”), itself derived with the northern suffix -s from the verb Middle Low German knippen (“to flip; to slap; to wink”). Compare Dutch knippen. This verb may plausibly be thought to be derived from Middle Low German knīpen (“to squeeze”) (see kneifen), but onomatopoeia has certainly played a role in the development of this root.

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