- present participle of snag.
snagging
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She probably would not be snagging a role for a 45-year-old executive if she had decided to go back to work 14 years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
HBF said it would support statutory registration for builders with the New Homes Quality Board but warned that snagging inspectors were not regulated.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
There are several strike-slip faults where the two plates slide up against each other horizontally, sometimes snagging and building stress before violently rupturing and sometimes, as in Wednesday’s event, releasing another earthquake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
But local plumber Kenyon's campaign was dogged by past offensive remarks about women, while the fringe hard-right Restore Britain party dented Reform's vote by snagging nearly 7 percent of returns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
It crashes down through the lower branches, snagging temporarily on a few but then twisting free until it smashes with a thud on the ground.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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