SNAP AT Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

Speak irritably or abruptly to someone, as in This teacher was always snapping at the children . This use of snap transfers an animal's sudden bite at something to a verbal attack. [Late 1500s]

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Leclerc challenged Russell for second, tracking right behind the Mercedes from laps 25 to 28 before a snap at the hairpin gave Russell some breathing space.

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Any time Celtic tried to build up from the back he was right on McCowan's back, snapping at his heels and preventing him from getting turned and playing forward.

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The man snapped at my father, complaining that he wasn’t about to be hustled and my dad was a pig for interrupting him.

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“OK,” he snapped at the women, “but can’t you see I’m being interviewed?”

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He snapped at a courtside fan early in the second half as he and the Lakers quickly extinguished a Denver rally.

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