snap harshly
Frequency: 5.57.3 per million words
To speak suddenly and angrily.
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- When he's stressed, he tends to snap harshly at his colleagues.
- She didn't mean to snap harshly at him, but she was under a lot of stress.
- "I'm busy!" she snapped harshly when her child asked for help.
- "Get out!" he snapped harshly, his voice trembling with anger.
- I'm afraid he will snap harshly if you ask him that question now.
- The manager tends to snap harshly when deadlines are approaching.
- He was trying to concentrate, so he snapped harshly at the person who interrupted him.
- Why did you have to snap so harshly? It wasn't his fault.
- Why do you always have to snap so harshly? Can't you be more patient?
- He regretted the words he had snapped harshly at his colleague.
- The manager snapped harshly that the deadline was non-negotiable.
- Even though she was frustrated, she tried not to snap harshly at the children.
- She didn't mean to snap so harshly, but the pressure was getting to her.
- A tired parent might often snap harshly at their kids without meaning to.
- The tired old man snapped harshly at the cheerful children to get off his lawn.
- The teacher had to remind herself not to snap harshly at the struggling student.
- If you keep pestering me, I'm going to snap harshly at you.
- When questioned about the delay, he snapped harshly, refusing to elaborate.
- "Leave me alone," he snapped harshly, turning his back on them.
- His tone was so sharp that it felt like he had snapped harshly at everyone present.