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scissors in Tagalog

gunting

/ˈsɪzəz//ˈsɪzɚz/

scissors in Tagalog: gunting. In English, scissors means a tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.

Tagalog words for scissors

tool used for cutting
gunting

English meaning of scissors

  1. noun A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.
  2. noun A type of defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving repeatedly turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker in order to force them to overshoot.
  3. noun An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.
  4. noun An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.

Full definition of scissors

scissors in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: shears
  • Those scissors are sharp.
  • That scissors is sharp.

Synonyms of scissors

scissors in other languages

Questions about scissors in Tagalog

What is the meaning of scissors in Tagalog?
Scissors in Tagalog is gunting.
Ano ang scissors sa Tagalog?
Scissors: gunting.
What does scissors mean in English?
Scissors means a tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scissors (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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