See Also: snapping(medicine)
snapping(1)(dictionary)
snapping(2)(dictionary)
snapping reflex(medicine)
snapping turtle(encyclopedia)

snapping(1) (iou)



snapping ppl adjective. M17.
[from SNAP verb + -ING2.]
Sharp, curt; peevish. M17.
That snaps. M17.
Violent, severe, extreme. Now rare. M19.
snapping shrimp any of various shrimps of the family Alpheidae, having one greatly enlarged pincer which is used to make a snapping noise. snapping turtle either of two large aggressive Central and N. American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, having large heads and long tails, Chelydra serpentina (more fully common snapping turtle, Florida snapping turtle), and Macroclemys temminckii (more fully alligator snapping turtle).
snappingly adverb M16.