Meaning & use
snapped
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Broke suddenly with a sharp cracking sound, spoke sharply and irritably, or took a quick photograph.
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The dry branch snapped under his boot as he walked through the forest.
She snapped at her brother after he interrupted her for the third time.
A note on using this word
"Snapped" is also common in photography slang, as in "I snapped a picture," meaning to take a photo quickly.
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