I. ˈsnēp transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English snaipen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sneypa to dishonor, disgrace, Icelandic, to scold, rebuke, Old Swedish snöpa to castrate, Old Norse snubba to scold — more at snub
1. dialect England : chide , reprove , chasten
she had a tongue for the sneaping of too casual boys — Arnold Bennett
2. archaic : to blast or blight with cold : nip
like an envious sneaping frost that bites the first born infants of the spring — Shakespeare
II. noun
( -s )
archaic : rebuke , snub