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snamming

snamming is the present participle and gerund of snam.

Meaning of snam

Verb

snam (third-person singular simple present snams, present participle snamming, simple past and past participle snammed)

  1. (Scotland, transitive) To snatch with the jaws; snap at something greedily.
  2. (UK, obsolete, slang, transitive) To steal; snatch.
    • He has been lagged for beaker hunting, was a mushroom faker, has been on the steel for snamming a wedge sneezer; […]1859, Snowden's Magistrates Assistant, page 497
  3. (UK, obsolete, slang, transitive) To rob (a person).
    • I on'y meant fur to snam (rob) him, and on'y giv' him a tightener, when somethin' come dancing and shreeking down the road, and I vamoosed.1880, Henry Spicer, Winged Words, page 144

Questions about snamming

What is snamming the present participle and gerund of?
Snamming is the present participle and gerund of snam.

Words near snamming in the dictionary

  1. snallygaster
  2. snallygasters
  3. snam
  4. Snamione
  5. snammed
  6. snamming
  7. snams
  8. snap
  9. snap apple
  10. snap at someone's heels
  11. snap back

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