# snatching

Pronunciation: say "SNACH-ing" /ˈsnæt͡ʃɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of snatch. — present participle and gerund of snatch
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of snatch. Use it after words like is and was, as in he is snatching.
   - _She was snatching quick glances at her phone all through the meeting._
   - _Snatching a win in the final seconds felt better than leading the whole game._

## Noun

2. An act in which something is grabbed and taken away quickly, often a theft from a person.
   - Simple: A time when someone grabs something and quickly takes it away, often to steal it.
   - _The bag snatching happened in broad daylight outside the bank._
   - _A string of phone snatchings has made riders wary on the late-night trains._

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