snapping
snapping noun: the sound or action of a snap. Also the present participle and gerund of snap.
Noun
snapping (plural snappings)
- The sound or action of a snap.
- Snappings, audible or palpable, were noted in 45 cases (77 per cent). They were either heard in the course of the examination (about half), or were mentioned in the anamnesis.1947, Karl August Boman, Temporomandibular joint arthrosis and its treatment by extirpation of the disk
- The act of snapping at, or speaking sharply to, somebody.
- There is a snaky gleam in her hard grey eye, as of anticipated rounds of buttered toast, relays of hot chops, worryings and quellings of young children, sharp snappings at poor Berry, and all the other delights of her Ogress's castle.1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, “Retribution”, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC, page 594
Verb capitalized: Snapping
Snapping
- present participle and gerund of Snap
Also used as
snapping is also the present participle and gerund of snap.
snapping meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
snapping in Marathi
- स्न्यापिंग
snapping in Urdu
- سنیپنگ
snapping in Bengali
- স্ন্যাপিং
snapping in Kannada
- ಸ್ನ್ಯಾಪಿಂಗ್
More languagesFewer languages
- snapping in Gujarati
- સ્ન્યાપિંગ, સ્નેપિંગ
Forms of snapping
| plural | snappings |
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Words formed from snapping
Phrases with snapping
- snapping in
- snapping to
- snapping up
- long snapping
- snapping back
- snapping it up
- snapping beetle
- snapping out of
- snapping shrimp
- snapping turtle
- Thanos snapping
- snapping beetles
16 more phrasesFewer phrases
- snapping shrimps
- snapping turtles
- snapping hip syndrome
- snapping to attention
- teppo snapping shrimp
- common snapping turtle
- snapping one's fingers
- teppo snapping shrimps
- common snapping turtles
- alligator snapping turtle
- snapping scapula syndrome
- alligator snapping turtles
- Namoi River snapping turtle
- snapping at someone's heels
- snapping someone's head off
- Namoi River snapping turtles
Questions about snapping
- What does snapping mean?
- Snapping means the sound or action of a snap.
- What is snapping in Marathi?
- Snapping in Marathi is स्न्यापिंग. See Snapping meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is snapping?
- Snapping can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of snapping?
- The plural of snapping is snappings.
Words near snapping in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: snapping (page history and authors); Snapping (page history and authors); snapping (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snapping (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snapping (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snapping (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snapping (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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