1. cutting grass, grain, or other crops with a scythe
2. moving through something in a sweeping, cutting motion

1. the action of cutting with a scythe or in a sweeping motion

Examples

• The farmer was scything the tall grass in the meadow.
• He spent the morning scything wheat in the field.
• The dancer’s arms were scything through the air gracefully.
• The car came scything around the corner at high speed.
• The scything of the grain took most of the day.
• Her scything movements cut through the water effortlessly.