SNAPPING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

snapping

verb

present participle of snap

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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as in popping

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

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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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as in changing

to pass from one form, state, or level to another she abruptly snapped alert

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Recent Examples of snapping Cleveland started its Open Division trifecta two years ago by snapping Palisades’ streak of 11 consecutive titles with a 15-4 finals victory at Valley College. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026 The Knicks fell, 115-107, to the Cavaliers, snapping a four-game winning streak and dropping their record to 6-5. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026 Rising stars from The Body stuck together, even snapping pictures in front of their nearby billboard. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026 The Johnson County minister managed to do what countless other Democrats before him had failed to do, snapping a 94-year-old losing streak for the blue team in ruby red Kansas. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026 Matvei Michkov scored the Flyers' first goal, snapping a shot past Vejmelka for his 10th of the season. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 The Hurricanes went on the road to UNC and came out with a win, snapping a five-game losing streak against the Tar Heels and winning in Chapel Hill for the first time since 2017. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 In 2020, Ben Motal aptly persuaded the Court of Appeals that the FOIA's right to copy records includes photographing them, after Little Rock incredibly barred him from snapping a picture of an accident report. — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026 But my objection is drowned out by my Lucid Dream Doula, snapping at me to be thankful for the networking opportunity. — Julie Klausner, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Doing so can startle the dog and make the barking worse, LaSala says.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2026
The video showed many of the dogs standing together on a dusty site, near dry brush, barking and wagging their tails.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of barking

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The tours began popping up in the 1990s after the rise of the Broadway megamusical, to bring shows to places that would otherwise go without.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
The campaign rolls out with an eye-popping video spot as well as a batch of photos, all shot by Alasdair McLellan.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of popping

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They are accused of photographing military installations and infrastructure across Poland, Polish intelligence services coordinator Tomasz Siemoniak announced.

— Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
But as far as photographing on the street, [those images] are marked by a certain distance from people or solitary figures in a vast landscape, that sort of thing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of photographing

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Try changing that detail before committing to an ambitious new routine.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
Like Brannan before him, Krieger credits watching his fellow colleagues work their way up or move into positions of leadership with changing his perspective about the potential of his own career path.

— S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of changing

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The westbound lanes of Interstate 30 were closed, snarling traffic for the morning commute as crews worked to clear the scene.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
Dmitriev followed up by posting a meme about the new global world order — an American eagle and a Russian bear together snarling at a British lion over the fate of a fracturing European continent.

— Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of snarling

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Ultimately, though, many workers want to be at a business that rewards people for actually doing the hard work—not just shouting the most about it.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
In one video, Basabe appears to raise his voice at a man before turning around and shouting at a woman.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of shouting

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Defense lawyers are expected to argue that the pitchers did not collude with gamblers and instead were varying the placement of pitches strategically to fool batters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Fittingly, the four challenges put each to varying tests that matched their performance potential.

— Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026