How to pronounce snap

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What snap means

noun

Most people know snap in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A short, sudden spell of very cold weather

In a sentence: A cold snap froze the puddles, so we wore our thickest mittens to school.

Where it comes from: It comes from an old Dutch or German word meaning to bite or grab quickly. A snap of cold weather comes on quickly and is over soon.

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