snap at

English

Etymology

First attested in the late 1500s.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: snăp′ ăt′, -ət
  • Hyphenation: snap at

Verb

snap at (third-person singular simple present snaps at, present participle snapping at, simple past and past participle snapped at or (obsolete) snapt at)(transitive)

  1. To bite off with a quick bite.
    Her dog snapped at me!
  2. (idiomatic) To lash out with a verbal attack.
    Don't snap at him like that!
  3. (figurative) To seize an opportunity.
    They snapped at my final offer.

References

Further reading

  • “snap at”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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