"finger-snap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finger-snaps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} finger-snap (plural finger-snaps)
  1. A snap or click of the fingers, producing a quick, sharp sound.
    Sense id: en-finger-snap-en-noun-Z9VB4QZ8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28

Verb

Forms: finger-snaps [present, singular, third-person], finger-snapping [participle, present], finger-snapped [participle, past], finger-snapped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} finger-snap (third-person singular simple present finger-snaps, present participle finger-snapping, simple past and past participle finger-snapped)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or produce such a sound with the fingers. Tags: intransitive, transitive Derived forms: finger-snapper, finger-snapping
    Sense id: en-finger-snap-en-verb-LGffR8TT

Inflected forms

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