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Meaning of snapping beetle

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

snapping

verb

Definitions

  1. To fracture or break apart suddenly.

    Example: He snapped his stick in anger.

  2. To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.

    Example: Blazing firewood snaps.

  3. To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite.

    Example: A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait.

  4. To attempt to seize with eagerness.

    Example: She snapped at the chance to appear on television.

noun

Definitions

  1. The sound or action of a snap.

  2. The act of snapping at, or speaking sharply to, somebody.