Snapping /(?)/

Snap·ping

Snapping

a. & n.
  1. a. & n. from Snap, v.

Phrases & Compounds
Snapping beetle
See Snap beetle, under Snap.
Snapping turtle
A large and voracious aquatic turtle (Chelydra serpentina) common in the fresh waters of the United States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey by a snap of its jaws. Called also mud turtle.