snatch
verb (used without object)
to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed byat ).
are snatching
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present progressiveof snatch.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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Young people around the world are snatching Adidas Tang-style jackets off the shelves, bingeing on Chinese micro-dramas and experimenting with powdery make-up looks flaunted by Chinese girls and women on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Companies are snatching them up, adding them to data-center sites like Legos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
In Howie Acres, investors are snatching up property in anticipation of nearby NoDa’s inevitable march toward the area.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2021
Driven by a white-hot real estate market, investors are snatching up older apartment buildings and clearing out tenants to renovate units and re-market them at sometimes double the rent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2018
It is dinner-time; George and Tom are snatching a mouthful, and a few words over it.
From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Charles Reade
