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Meaning of snap at | Babel Free

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

Bosanski gristi snaša
Ελληνικά αγριομιλώ
Suomi sivaltaa
हिन्दी तड़कना
Hrvatski gristi snaša
Latina commordeo
Polski chapać chapnąć
Српски gristi snaša
Svenska snäsa
ไทย งับ

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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