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snapped one's fingers

snapped one's fingers is the simple past and past participle of snap one's fingers.

Meaning of snap one's fingers

Verb

snap one's fingers (third-person singular simple present snaps one's fingers, present participle snapping one's fingers, simple past and past participle snapped one's fingers)

  1. To create a cracking or clicking sound with one’s fingers by building tension between the thumb and another finger (middle, index, or ring) and then moving that finger forcefully downward so it hits the thenar eminence of the same hand at a high speed.
    Synonyms:
    click

Questions about snapped one's fingers

What is snapped one's fingers the simple past and past participle of?
Snapped one's fingers is the simple past and past participle of snap one's fingers.

Words near snapped one's fingers in the dictionary

  1. snapped
  2. snapped at someone's heels
  3. snapped back
  4. snapped in
  5. snapped it up
  6. snapped one's fingers
  7. snapped out of
  8. snapped someone's head off
  9. snapped to
  10. snapped to attention
  11. snapped up

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