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snapping someone's head off

snapping someone's head off is the present participle and gerund of snap someone's head off.

Meaning of snap someone's head off

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To suddenly and sharply rebuke or insult a person, especially in response to a harmless remark.
    • "Pa's awfully cranky," Mrs. Cox said resignedly. "He's always been that way! You cook him corn beef hash—that's the night he wanted pork chops; never give someone corn beef hash when he wants pork chops sometimes he'll snap your head off if you speak."1915, Kathleen Norris, chapter 5, in The Story of Julia Page

Questions about snapping someone's head off

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

Words near snapping someone's head off in the dictionary

  1. snapping one's fingers
  2. snapping out of
  3. snapping scapula syndrome
  4. snapping shrimp
  5. snapping shrimps
  6. snapping someone's head off
  7. snapping to
  8. snapping to attention
  9. snapping turtle
  10. snapping turtles
  11. snapping up

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