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snap at

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To bite off with a quick bite.
    transitive
  2. To lash out with a verbal attack.
    idiomatic, transitive
  3. To seize an opportunity.
    figuratively, transitive

Equivalents

Bosanskigristisnaša
Ελληνικάαγριομιλώ
Suomisivaltaa
7 more languages
हिन्दीतड़कना
Hrvatskigristisnaša
Latinacommordeo
Polskichapaćchapnąć
Српскиgristisnaša
Svenskasnäsa
ไทยงับ

Examples

“Her dog snapped at me!”
“Don't snap⟳ at him like⟳ that!”
“They snapped at my final offer⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

snap at someone's heels snap back snap freeze snap freezes snap freezing snap froze

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