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snapping at someone's heels

snapping at someone's heels is the present participle and gerund of snap at someone's heels.

Meaning of snap at someone's heels

Verb

snap at someone's heels (third-person singular simple present snaps at someone's heels, present participle snapping at someone's heels, simple past and past participle snapped at someone's heels)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To compete with someone closely, with the possibility of soon defeating or replacing them.

Questions about snapping at someone's heels

What is snapping at someone's heels the present participle and gerund of?
Snapping at someone's heels is the present participle and gerund of snap at someone's heels.

Words near snapping at someone's heels in the dictionary

  1. snappiest
  2. snappily
  3. snappin'
  4. snappiness
  5. snapping
  6. snapping at someone's heels
  7. snapping back
  8. snapping beetle
  9. snapping beetles
  10. snapping hip syndrome
  11. snapping in

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