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schnappen.

to snap (with one’s mouth)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃnapən/[ˈʃnapən][ˈʃnapm̩]
  1. to snap (with one’s mouth)

    weak
  2. to breathe, gasp

    weak
    frische Luft schnappen
    er schnappte nach Luft
  3. to catch; to seize

    weak
  4. to nab (a criminal)

    colloquial · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German snaben (“to snap, snort”), ultimately imitative of clattering jaws (lautmalend); compare also schnaufen (“to snort, pant”). Cognate with Dutch snappen, English snap.

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