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Schnippen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.

Senses

Schnippen is used for these senses in English:

  • snap The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
  • snap (transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers. Alternative snapping technique To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.

snap — full definition

  1. verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
  2. verb To speak suddenly and sharply, often out of irritation.
  3. noun A quick photograph.
  4. adjective Made suddenly, without much thought or planning.

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