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snapping to attention

snapping to attention is the present participle and gerund of snap to attention.

Meaning of snap to attention

Verb

snap to attention (third-person singular simple present snaps to attention, present participle snapping to attention, simple past and past participle snapped to attention)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic, intransitive, sometimes) Synonym of stand at attention.

Questions about snapping to attention

What is snapping to attention the present participle and gerund of?
Snapping to attention is the present participle and gerund of snap to attention.

Words near snapping to attention in the dictionary

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

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