Definition of "snatches" [snatches]

• Plural form of snatch. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snatch. (verb)

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• "He chuckled, rubbed his hands, and incessantly hummed snatches from the Twelfth Mass."
• "By this time the singing stage was reached, and I joined Scotty and the harpooner in snatches of sea songs and chanties."
• "Much more Mercedes had talked, in snatches and fragments."