snap
verb (used without object)
to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
are snapping
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present progressiveof snap.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The jeans maker says shoppers are snapping up its new gear — and it became the latest clothing company to say the TV series “Love Story” was helping sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Traders are snapping up defense stocks and buying more shares of leveraged ETFs that multiply the impact of market moves, said Webull CEO Anthony Denier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
American fuel makers are snapping up the rising supplies of Venezuela’s heavy, viscous oil that their refineries were designed to process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The New York Knicks are snapping at Boston's heels in third place after warming up for the break with a 138-89 drubbing of the Philadelpia 76ers.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
TV cameramen push through to get a better angle, and the reporters are snapping photos like crazy.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
