Snapping can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| snap - move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" | ||
| snap - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" | ||
| snap - make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" | ||
| snap - utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" | ||
| snap - put in play with a snap; "snap a football" | ||
| snap - break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped" | ||
| snap - close with a snapping motion; "The lock snapped shut" | ||
| snap - move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us" | ||
| snap - bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly" | ||
| snap - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" | ||
| snap - record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" | ||
| snap - to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" | ||
| snap - lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" |
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| 1. | verb | I heard Tom snapping his fingers. | |
| 2. | verb | Marilla, as she picked her steps along the damp lane, thought that it was really a satisfaction to know that she was going home to a briskly snapping wood fire and a table nicely spread for tea. | |
| 3. | verb | Those fish keep charging me and snapping at my flipper. | |
| 4. | verb | Can you stop snapping your gum? | |
| 5. | verb | We found a snapping turtle. | |
| 6. | verb | Right nearby reverbated a loud snapping of leather and a cry for help. | |
| 7. | verb | The ship creaked and groaned, the mighty timbers bulged and bent under the heavy blows, the water broke over the decks, snapping the mainmast like a reed. | |
| 8. | verb | Are snapping turtles dangerous? | |
| 9. | verb | He was bitten by a snapping turtle. | |
| 10. | verb | Yanni heard branches snapping. | |
| 11. | verb | Yanni was capable of snapping at any time. | |
| 12. | verb | Snap your fingers. | |
| 13. | verb | Snap a football. | |
| 14. | verb | In severe cases, cracks can form or it can snap apart. | |
| 15. | verb | Sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you. | |
| 16. | noun | He gave his fingers a snap. | |
| 17. | noun | Servants appeared at the snap of his fingers. | |
| 18. | noun | A cold snap in the middle of May. | |
| 19. | noun | The infielder's snap and throw was a single motion. | |
| 20. | noun | The waistband had lost its snap. | |
| 21. | noun | He can hear the snap of a twig. | |
| 22. | noun | The quarterback fumbled the snap. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| I heard Tom snapping his fingers. | |
| Marilla, as she picked her steps along the damp lane, thought that it was really a satisfaction to know that she was going home to a briskly snapping wood fire and a table nicely spread for tea. | |
| Those fish keep charging me and snapping at my flipper. | |
| Can you stop snapping your gum? | |
| We found a snapping turtle. | |
| Right nearby reverbated a loud snapping of leather and a cry for help. | |
| The ship creaked and groaned, the mighty timbers bulged and bent under the heavy blows, the water broke over the decks, snapping the mainmast like a reed. | |
| Are snapping turtles dangerous? | |
| He was bitten by a snapping turtle. | |
| Yanni heard branches snapping. | |
| Yanni was capable of snapping at any time. | |
| Snap your fingers. |
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| Snap a football. |
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| In severe cases, cracks can form or it can snap apart. | |
| Sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you. | |
| noun | |
| He gave his fingers a snap. |
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| Servants appeared at the snap of his fingers. |
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| A cold snap in the middle of May. |
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| The infielder's snap and throw was a single motion. |
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| The waistband had lost its snap. |
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| He can hear the snap of a twig. |
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| The quarterback fumbled the snap. |
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