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snaps one's fingers

snaps one's fingers is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 snaps one's fingers

What is snaps one's fingers the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Snaps one's fingers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of snap one's fingers.

Words near snaps one's fingers in the dictionary

  1. snaps back
  2. snaps for you
  3. snaps in
  4. snaps it up
  5. snaps of the fingers
  6. snaps one's fingers
  7. snaps out of
  8. snaps someone's head off
  9. snaps to
  10. snaps to attention
  11. snaps up

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