snap out of

phrasal verb

snapped out of; snapping out of; snaps out of

informal

: to stop being in or to cause (someone) to stop being in (an unhappy condition or mood, a daydream, etc.)

I don't know how to get her to snap out of her depression.

The sound of a door slamming snapped me out of my daydream.

Come on, snap out of it! You can't let your breakup get you so depressed.

Examples of snap out of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After six road games across three different time zones over the past two weeks, the Stars get back to American Airlines Center looking to snap out of a prolonged funk. —Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026

Addy Harrington netted the winner in overtime for Duxbury (7-3-1), taking a 1-0 nonleague victory over Canton to snap out of a small losing skid. —Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026

There was also a bad fumble on a snap out of shotgun. —David Aldridge, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026

Then, on third-and-10 at the Kansas City 45, Broncos quarterback Bo Nix took the snap out of the shotgun. —Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for snap out of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove