ˈsnərp, -nə̄p intransitive verb
Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish snäipa to shrivel up, contract, Norwegian snerpa, Danish snerpe; akin to Old High German snerfan to contract, shrivel up, Old Norse snarpr rough, sharp, Gothic at snarpjan to touch, and perhaps to Old English nearu narrow — more at narrow
dialect England : to contract into a shriveled form : go to pieces