snapping

verb

Definition of snappingnext
present participle of snap
1
as in barking
to speak sharply or irritably the shopkeeper finally snapped at one customer who couldn't seem to make up his mind

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2
as in popping
to break suddenly with an explosive sound the fragile twig snapped in her hands

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3
as in photographing
to take a photograph of be sure to snap everything you see on your vacation, and then you can show us

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4
as in changing
to pass from one form, state, or level to another she abruptly snapped alert

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapping
  1. popping
  2. changing
  3. shifting
  4. varying
  5. yelling
Verb
  • Several rockets were fired at the city from Lebanon on Thursday but were intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense systems, the bright light of interceptor missiles popping up in the skies and chasing away the threat.
    Ivana Kottasová and Zeena Saifi, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Las Vegas legend Wayne Newton, 82, makes a startling cameo, first knocking, then popping his head of deep black hair through the door.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of popping
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  • Steps could include adding a warning label or changing drinking water standards, said Cooper.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The district’s evolving politics have been driven in part by its rapidly changing racial makeup.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of changing
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  • Ronan is the first to admit that an introspective drama about overcoming addiction isn’t the most commercial prospect in an ever-shifting film landscape.
    Keaton Bell, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The tempo-shifting track, awash in vocalizations, includes dialogue from Maya Angelou about being a rainbow in someone’s cloud and suddenly, this notable musical excursion makes sense.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of shifting
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  • This Allure Best of Beauty Award winner is available in six different formulations, each varying in scent and skin-care benefits, but their common denominator is shea butter, which leaves skin feeling velvety smooth.
    Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The True Moon Now, NASA has developed the first visualizations depicting the actual, time-varying shape of the moon’s shadow, with the effects of both an accurate lunar limb and the Earth’s terrain.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of varying
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  • Everyone began yelling at her to jump.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • She was accused of yelling racial slurs and throwing a pillow at a woman in a Roseville store just before Christmas and had been suspended.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
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