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snapped

/snæpt/

snapped is the simple past and past participle of snap.

Meaning of snap

Verb

snap (third-person singular simple present snaps, present participle snapping, simple past and past participle snapped or (obsolete) snapt)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To fracture or break apart suddenly.
    • He snapped his stick in anger.
  2. (intransitive) To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
    • Blazing firewood snaps.
  3. (intransitive) To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.
    • A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait.
  4. (intransitive) To attempt to seize with eagerness.
    • She snapped at the chance to appear on television.
  5. (intransitive) To speak abruptly or sharply.
    • He snapped at me for the slightest mistake.
  6. (intransitive) To give way abruptly and loudly.

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Verb capitalized: Snapped

Snapped

  1. (participle, past) simple past and past participle of Snap

Phrases with snapped

Words that rhyme with snapped

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Questions about snapped

What is snapped the simple past and past participle of?
Snapped is the simple past and past participle of snap.
What part of speech is snapped?
Snapped is a verb.
How do you pronounce snapped?
Snapped is pronounced /snæpt/.

Words near snapped in the dictionary

  1. snapling
  2. snaplock
  3. snaplocks
  4. Snapp
  5. snappable
  6. snapped
  7. snapped at someone's heels
  8. snapped back
  9. snapped in
  10. snapped it up
  11. snapped one's fingers

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