SNEAPING

Verb

sneaping

present participle of sneap

Anagrams

• speaning

Source: Wiktionary


SNEAP

Sneap, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Icel. sneypa to dishonor, disgrace, chide, but also E. snip, and snub.]

1. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

2. To nip; to blast; to blight. [Obs.] Biron is like an envious, sneaping frost. Shak.

Sneap, n.

Definition: A reprimand; a rebuke. [Obs.] My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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