"snapping" in the verb sense
1. snap, snarl
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
"The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"
"The guard snarled at us"
2. tear, rupture, snap, bust
separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped"
"tear the paper"
3. snap, crack
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
"The pipe snapped"
4. snap, click
move or strike with a noise
"he clicked on the light"
"his arm was snapped forward"
5. snap
close with a snapping motion
"The lock snapped shut"
6. snap, crack
make a sharp sound
"his fingers snapped"
7. snap
move with a snapping sound
"bullets snapped past us"
8. snatch, snatch up, snap
to grasp hastily or eagerly
"Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
9. snap
put in play with a snap
"snap a football"
10. snap, click, flick
cause to make a snapping sound
"snap your fingers"
11. break down, lose it, snap
lose control of one's emotions
"When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"
"When her baby died, she snapped"
12. snap
bring the jaws together
"he snapped indignantly"
13. photograph, snap, shoot
record on photographic film
"I photographed the scene of the accident"
"She snapped a picture of the President"
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