Meaning & use
snapping
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Breaking suddenly with a sharp cracking sound, or speaking sharply and irritably.
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The branch went snapping under the weight of the snow.
She kept snapping at her coworkers after the stressful meeting.
A note on using this word
A 'snapping turtle' takes its name from the reptile's powerful, sudden bite.
Words with a similar meaning
breakingcracking
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Speaking sharply, angrily, or irritably.
He snapped at his sister for borrowing his phone without asking.
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