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snap at
Idioms and Phrases
Speak irritably or abruptly to someone, as in This teacher was always snapping at the children . This use of snap transfers an animal's sudden bite at something to a verbal attack. [Late 1500s]Example Sentences
Leclerc challenged Russell for second, tracking right behind the Mercedes from laps 25 to 28 before a snap at the hairpin gave Russell some breathing space.
Any time Celtic tried to build up from the back he was right on McCowan's back, snapping at his heels and preventing him from getting turned and playing forward.
The man snapped at my father, complaining that he wasn’t about to be hustled and my dad was a pig for interrupting him.
“OK,” he snapped at the women, “but can’t you see I’m being interviewed?”
He snapped at a courtside fan early in the second half as he and the Lakers quickly extinguished a Denver rally.
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