SNAPPING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

snapping

verb

present participle of snap

as in barking

to speak sharply or irritably the shopkeeper finally snapped at one customer who couldn't seem to make up his mind

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as in popping

to break suddenly with an explosive sound the fragile twig snapped in her hands

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as in photographing

to take a photograph of be sure to snap everything you see on your vacation, and then you can show us

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as in changing

to pass from one form, state, or level to another she abruptly snapped alert

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Recent Examples of snapping And captured the juiciness of ripe strawberries, snapping the fruit into sweet focus in a pint of strawberry and passion fruit ice cream. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 These new defects let the material keep deforming safely under extreme pressure instead of snapping. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 The Astros went 87-75 last season to finish second in the division and miss the playoffs, snapping a streak of eight consecutive appearances. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Toronto was on a three-game losing streak of its own, snapping it on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over CF Montreal, thanks to two second-half stoppage-time goals. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 All of the above creates a very cool landscape for hiking, bird-watching, snapping photos, boating, and swimming. — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2026 Jason Kelce knows long snapping After Jaguars long snapper Ross Matiscik suffered a shoulder injury, Jacksonville turned to defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff Neiburg joins hosts Matt Weyrich and Sam Cohn to give a scouting report on the man who will be snapping the ball to Lamar Jackson for the rest of the season, if not longer. — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026 Spencer Shrader came through with the game-winning field goal, snapping a losing streak that dated back to last November. — Elise Devlin, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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Both adult residents of the home were alerted to the fire when their dog began barking, helping wake them up, the fire department said.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Mainly looking to drown out a snoring partner, a barking dog or an overactive brain?

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

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Then be sure to check out our guide to photographing stars, the moon and the Milky Way with nothing but your smartphone camera.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Petrie kept meticulous notes, recording and photographing all the graves, and brought in medical doctors to analyze human remains, primarily the crania.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of photographing

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The Singapore Shipping Association also played down the prospect of a broad withdrawal of commercial shipping from the region, suggesting operators would instead adapt to changing trade conditions.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Roan also adds an new verse to the song, slightly changing the lyrics to reference a mediocre female suitor alongside Rodrigo’s original lines.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of changing

Verb

Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Stepping into the band’s lead guitarist role was Nick Johnston, a forceful presence delivering crisp musical phrases that could be fittingly elegant or snarling.

— Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of snarling

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Jarvis sacrifices himself to stabilize Vision’s mind, deleting his code and shifting his processing power to the other AIs to keep them functional.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
This new study reveals that experimental niobium-titanium alloys can defy this rule at a freezing -253°C (20 kelvin) by spontaneously shifting their atomic structure to form mirror-image twins and generate fresh defects.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of shifting

Verb

According to Pollak, the couple repeatedly heard Torn shouting at someone through the hotel's thin walls.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Putting them under one clear execution item can preserve the work while reducing the number of separate things shouting at me.

— Morissa Schwartz, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026