Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snap one's fingers

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
snap one's fin-gers
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To create a cracking or clicking sound with one’s fingers by building tension between the thumb and another finger (middle, index, or ring) and then moving that finger forcefully downward so it hits the thenar eminence of the same hand at a high speed.

Inflected Forms

snaps one's fingers (present, singular) snapping one's fingers (participle, present) snapped one's fingers (participle, past) snapped one's fingers (past)

Synonyms

click

Questions

What does snap one's fingers mean?
To create a cracking or clicking sound with one’s fingers by building tension between the thumb and another finger (middle, index, or ring) and then moving that finger forcefully downward so it hits the thenar eminence of the same hand at a high speed.

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