About The Word Snapping
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Snapping
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What's The Definition Of Snapping?
[adj] having a series of short sharp noises; "longed for a big fire with snapping logs"; "folding a crackling newspaper"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Snapping: crackling | noisy Related Terms | Find terms related to Snapping: See Also | Snapping In Webster's Dictionary \Snap"ping\,
a. & n. from {Snap}, v.
{Snapping beetle}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Snap beetle}, under
{Snap}.
{Snapping turtle}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ({Chelydra
serpentina}) common in the fresh waters of the United
States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey
by a snap of its jaws. Called also {mud turtle}.
(b) See {Alligator snapper}, under {Alligator}.
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