snatching

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snatching

  • /ˈsnæt͡ʃɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ætʃɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of snatch

noun snatchings

  1. The act by which something is snatched. Three purse snatchings in the park were reported this week.

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Closest in meaning: grab, catch, snap, nobble, abduct, kidnap, snatch up, grabbing, seizing, pillage, looting, rob, robbery, hijacking, abducted, banditry

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@misc{snatching_2026,
  title = {snatching},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snatching},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}