catch a snippet
Frequency: 6.89.0 per million words
to manage to hear a small part of a conversation
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Examples (10)
- As I walked past, I managed to catch a snippet of their argument.
- From the next room, she could catch snippets of the children's laughter.
- He tried to catch a snippet of the news report while making coffee.
- If you listen carefully, you might catch a snippet of their secret plan.
- I was only able to catch a few snippets of the professor's lecture.
- Did you catch any snippets of what they were discussing?
- She always tries to catch snippets of foreign languages when traveling.
- We could only catch snippets of the song through the closed door.
- Despite the noise, I managed to catch a snippet of the crucial information.
- You can often catch snippets of interesting conversations on public transport.