snick

Example Sentences

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Off Anderson's bowling, Labuschagne offered a regulation snick from a back-foot drive only for Buttler to spill the ball at a comfortable height moving to his right.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2021

It snaps on the back of a caseless iPhone with a satisfying snick.

From The Verge • Jul. 23, 2021

It crunches around in the glass, and you can hear its eyes snick in their sockets as it anxiously looks all around your small apartment.

From Slate • May 30, 2020

Inside 10 overs Bancroft and Usman Khawaja were there as well, though in Khawaja’s case the third umpire had to be summoned to verify the snick.

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2019

The snick of the tongue of the catch finding its place in the door frame releases me.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson