snapping
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Noun
snapping noun
- The sound or action of a snap.
- The act of snapping at, or speaking sharply to, somebody.
Verb
snapping verb
- To fracture or break apart suddenly.“He snapped his stick in anger.”
- To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.“Blazing firewood snaps.”
- To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite.“A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait.”
- To attempt to seize with eagerness.“She snapped at the chance to appear on television.”
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noisycracklingbreakingoverflowingmountingfixingadjustingadjustsettingtuningturtlefracturingburstingcrackingsplittingshattering
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