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Snapping

To fracture or break apart suddenly.

📖 Definitions of "Snapping"

verb

1
To fracture or break apart suddenly.
"He snapped his stick in anger."
2
To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
"Blazing firewood snaps."
3
To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite.
"A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait."
4
To attempt to seize with eagerness.
"She snapped at the chance to appear on television."

noun

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
noisy	Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
cracklingnoun	(cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
noisy	Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
cracklingnoun	(cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
breakingnoun	The act by which something is broken.
overflowingnoun	overflow
mountingnoun	The act of one who mounts.
fixingverb	(Southern US, slang, with infinitive) Going; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.
adjustingnoun	Adjustment.
adjustverb	(transitive) To modify.
settingnoun	The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
tuningnoun	(music) The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch.
turtleverb	(intransitive) To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.
fracturingnoun	The act by which something is fractured.
burstingnoun	So full (with something) as almost to erupt.
crackingnoun	(colloquial) Great; excellent.
splittingnoun	An instance where something splits.
shatteringnoun	Very tiring; exhausting
nippingnoun	The act or sensation of giving a nip.
chompingnoun	The sound or action of one who chomps.
grabbingnoun	The act of one who grabs; a snatching.
seizingnoun	The act of grabbing or taking possession.