You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 30.

Water a Flower Day

Today’s word is snap, spelled s-n-a-p.

snap /snæp/ ●●● verb (snapped, snapping)

snap your fingers

to make a noise by pushing your second finger hard against your thumb and then releasing it suddenly so that it hits the base of your thumb

He was snapping his fingers in time with the music.

People snapped to the beat.

The nurse snapped her fingers, and they sprang into motion.

[intransitive, transitive] informal to take a photograph

Dave snapped a picture of me and Sonia.

Mel snapped a picture with his pocket camera.

Washington is full of tourists snapping pictures of each other.

He was arrested for snapping photos of a military parade.

She's very pleased with her new camera and was snapping away the whole time we were abroad.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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