snatching
present participle of
snatch
Meaning of snatching in English
snatch verb [T] (TAKE QUICKLY)
to take something or someone away by force:
Synonyms
- takeHe offered her the microphone but she wouldn't take it.
- take hold ofGet ready to take hold of the baton as the next runner approaches.
- snatchHe snatched the letter out of my hands before I could read it.
- stealThe car was stolen from right outside our house.
- pinchA thief pinched his wallet and phone.
- seizeFederal agents seized two computers.
snatch verb [T] (WIN)
- He snatched the gold by 0.15 of a second.
Phrasal verb
Examples of snatching
snatching
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Snatching the beer is both a satire on the colonial propensity for taking other people's things by force and the officers' invariable reputation for drinking.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
I think it is a most commendable example of commercial enterprise and of the snatching of some advantage from adversity.
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Both we and the police already issue advice in various forms on precautions against street crime, including bag snatching.
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The efficacy of our underground means that it is safe, although there have been instances of handbag snatching.
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Petty crime such as pickpocketing and bag snatching does occur, but is extremely uncommon.
In addition, chain snatchings, a prevalent problem at the time, were decreased by seventy-five percent.
There was cause for concern: body snatching was perceived to be a daily occurrence.
Aspects of the plot proved very similar as well, such as the snatching bodies and replacing them with androids.
They also paid a night watchman to guard his grave at night to deter grave robbers, as body snatching was common at that time.
Foraging flights consist of short snatching flights to foliage, branches, or into the air.
The article suggests that the number of empty coffins that have been discovered proves beyond a doubt that at this time body snatching was frequent.
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