Antonyms for snap at
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : snap |
Phonetic Transcription : snæp |
Definition of snap at
Origin :- late 15c., "quick, sudden bite or cut," from Dutch or Low German snappen "to snap," probably related to Middle Low German or Middle Dutch snavel "bill, beak," from West Germanic *snu-, an imitative root forming words having to do with the nose (see snout).
- As an adjective from 1790. Commonly used to indicate instantaneous action, e.g. snap judgment (1841). Sense of "quick movement" is first recorded 1630s; that of "something easily done" is 1877. Meaning "brief or sudden spell" of weather (usually cold) is from 1740. Meaning "catch or fastener that closes with a snapping sound" is from 1815. The card game name is attested from 1881, from a call used in the game. Meaning "a snap-shot" is from 1894. U.S. football sense is from 1912, earlier snap-back (1880), which also was a name for the center position. Snap, Crackle and Pop, cartoon characters associated with Kellogg breakfast cereal Rice Krispies, are from 1940.
- As in rage : verb be angry
Synonyms for snap at
- be beside oneself
- be furious
- be uncontrollable
- blow a fuse
- blow one's top
- blow up
- boil over
- bristle
- chafe
- champ at bit
- erupt
- fly off the handle
- foam at the mouth
- fret
- fulminate
- fume
- go berserk
- have a fit
- have a tantrum
- let off steam
- look daggers
- make a fuss over
- overflow
- rail at
- rampage
- rant
- rant and rave
- rave
- roar
- scold
- scream
- seethe
- snap at
- splutter
- steam
- storm
- surge
- tear
- throw a fit
- work oneself into sweat
- yell
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