snapping

verb

present participle of snap
1
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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2
as in popping
to break suddenly with an explosive sound the fragile twig snapped in her hands

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3
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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4
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 The janitor resumed snapping at the bushes with her shears—tiny, clear quartz beads scattered. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Backup quarterback Marcus Mariota led the Commanders to a stunning 33-31 victory over the Seahawks, snapping Seattle’s franchise-record 12-game winning streak. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 In all, Pathfinder took more than 16,500 photos of its Ares Vallis landing site on Mars, with Sojourner snapping another 550 photos. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026 For decades, families have been snapping pictures with Big Tex. — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 In it, two extras stand in a large white tent, dressed in designer Milena Canonero’s pastel Oscar-winning costumes, snapping a photo on a digital camera. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 In front of a primetime audience Thursday night at Lambeau Field, the Falcons (1-2) took a 35-14 win over the Packers (1-2), snapping Green Bay’s 13-year streak of winning its home-opener. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Sarandon was detained, according to a number of outlets, including The New York Times, with photographers snapping images of the Oscar winner waiting to be transported from the protest. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 Each spatula has a stainless steel core underneath the silicone, which keeps it from bending or snapping the way a plastic one might, and is both dishwasher-safe and stain-resistant. — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapping
  1. barking
  2. popping
  3. photographing
  4. changing
  5. snarling
  6. shifting
  7. shouting
  8. varying
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  • The barking bunch performed unbelievable tricks in sync with music and choreography, leading to their victory.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In one home, barking fell from 161 barks per hour to 40, a 75% reduction.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of barking
Verb
  • But after an initial surge in interest in Turning Point, with new chapters popping up at high schools and colleges across the country, the future of the organization in a fracturing MAGA movement now seems less certain one year later.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Lawmakers’ growing reluctance to fulfill Hegseth’s eye-popping budget request reflects real intraparty concerns about his leadership, his relationship with Congress, and the ongoing war with Iran.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of popping
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  • Then be sure to read our guide to photographing shooting stars, along with our picks of the best lenses and cameras for capturing the night sky.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Simply photographing the surface of the brain somehow suffices.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of photographing
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  • Its ability to perform different missions allows commanders to employ the weapon against changing threats.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Online networks’ native agents were bringing more adaptive systems to a changing art world, using tactics celebrated in their own communities but until recently taboo in the towers of high culture.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of changing
Verb
  • Starting Saturday evening and continuing into Sunday morning’s high tide, the ocean poured into urban cities up and down the coast, breaking a recent record for flooding in Fort Lauderdale and snarling traffic in both counties.
    — Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The film opens upon a typical grumpy New York day, with traffic snarling the streets and horns honking.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of snarling
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  • Upworthy, which originally gained viral fame thanks to its positive, uplifting articles and photo galleries before shifting toward a more social-first content strategy after it was sold to Good Worldwide, is launching a studio.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Heightened immigration enforcement, data privacy concerns and shifting policies at present can augment existing barriers to higher education and financial aid for these groups, according to researchers.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of shifting
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  • The two of them spent the rest of the night pressed together in the crowded bar, shouting at each other to be heard over the sound of drunk youth.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Kelce said lovingly before shouting out how quickly and thoroughly Swift picked up all there is to know about his sport.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of shouting
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  • Scientists are beginning to treat gravity almost like a drug, varying its strength, duration, and frequency on the human body to learn what dose might keep astronauts healthy and whether the same stimulus could help rehabilitate patients on Earth.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Sure, the answers will probably matter, and the possibilities could be varying degrees of satisfying or disappointing.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of varying

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“Snapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapping. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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