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Dilay1985 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Snap?

Hi,

What does "snap" mean in the last sentence? Thanks.

Not a hint of celebrity or arrogance attends Ms. Johansson, according to the director, Rob Ashford, and her cast mates. Memorizing Maggie’s long monologues in Act I, for instance, so unnerved Ms. Johansson that she asked friends for advice and snapped when they tried to be positive.
  

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It means to have an angry outburst. The verb is often used with dogs that try to bite someone, but miss. The dog snapped at the boy who had a big stick.

  • It means to have an angry outburst.
  • The verb is often used with dogs that try to bite someone, but miss.
  • The dog snapped at the boy who had a big stick.
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It means to have an angry outburst.
The verb is often used with dogs that try to bite someone, but miss.

The dog snapped at the boy who had a big stick.

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