is snapping
- present progressive of snap (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Given that inflation is hovering at just below 3%, the rising cost of living is snapping at your heels, at all our heels, all the time.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 23, 2026
The resulting images revealed deep fractures where the oceanic plate is snapping apart.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2025
"Europe is snapping up all the spare LNG volumes out there and any spare floating LNG regas capacity. So there's no spare regas capacity left over for Australia," said Credit Suisse analyst Saul Kavonic.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2022
In early warmups Ethan Pocic is snapping to starter Geno Smith and Kyle Fuller snapping to backup Jacob Eason.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2021
He is snapping a picture for me to bring back to the children to prove that it happens, yes, even to their old Mama Dedd.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
