Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snap at someone's heels

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
snap at -some-one's heels
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To compete with someone closely, with the possibility of soon defeating or replacing them.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

snaps at someone's heels (present, singular) snapping at someone's heels (participle, present) snapped at someone's heels (participle, past) snapped at someone's heels (past)

Questions

What does snap at someone's heels mean?
To compete with someone closely, with the possibility of soon defeating or replacing them.

How to pronounce snap at someone's heels

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “snap at someone's heels”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “snap at someone's heels”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “snap at someone's heels” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.