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 By ditching all-wheel drive for pure rear-wheel drive, VW is hoping driving dynamics, tactile steering feedback and chassis playfulness means more to modern buyers than raw neck-snapping speed. — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026 His coup de grâce is to toss the door at them and then drive on top of it, snapping the neck of one of the assailants caught beneath. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026 Like most players at his position, Zayden Lassiter didn’t start playing football with the hope of snapping on punts and field goals. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Jerry Wong, 66, is a photographer snapping pictures of park-goers at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 For those who didn't feel like giving the big UMass-Rutgers game Thursday night your time and effort, the Minutemen stunned Greg Schiano's group, 37-21, snapping a 16-game losing streak to FBS teams. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Edman led the team with four, but Hernández’ second knock was the most important one, snapping the skid and taking Tarik Skubal off the hook for a loss. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Elsewhere in the brief video, shot at the iconic Plaza Hotel in New York City, Hadid and Kelce were seen hugging and snapping photos together. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026 Duque recommends snapping or cutting off the sprouts and removing any nearby wrinkly portions before cooking the sweet potato. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 4 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Giamatti makes Jerry ferocious but not monstruous, a man who certainly likes barking orders at various underlings but loves making good theater even more.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Suddenly Danger started barking in the direction of the jungle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of barking

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Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual chicken salad franchise that’s been popping up around the Kansas City metro, is opening another location.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
She's been modeling, she's been DJing, and she's been popping up at sporting events.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of popping

Verb

Their mother told the kids that their father was photographing and would return.

— Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
The case dominated headlines, generated online conspiracy theories and drew crowds outside the courthouse in Plymouth, Massachusetts, including many supporters of Clancy and one woman who was accused of photographing jurors.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of photographing

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In its premiere, this was a Korean Cherry Orchard performed in Korean for audiences that needed no primer on its setting, the rapidly changing globalized city where the characters’ home is threatening to disappear.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
That started changing in April 2025, when AmaWaterways launched AmaMagdalena, the first luxury cruise ship to navigate the Magdalena.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of changing

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The internet is full of photos of 841 munching on purloined surfboards and then sitting on top of them, snarling at baffled young men in wet suits who try, and then think better of, fighting her for their property.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Friday, spilling lumber across lanes and snarling the downtown Sacramento commute.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of snarling

Verb

Battery systems can bridge that gap by shifting electricity from one part of the day to another.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Leadership initially believed medical utilization was the primary driver and was considering higher deductibles and shifting more of the increase to employees.

— Jennifer Schaefer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of shifting

Verb

Getting around interference The biggest technical hurdle in spectrum sharing is interference – what happens when two signals overlap and scramble each other, like two people shouting different things in your ear at the same time.

— Aylin Yener, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Those who speak a password, released via social media, receive a fake business card, which does mean many a guest is standing there shouting a password at the actor.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026