Breaking suddenly and abruptly, as under tension Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Breaking suddenly and abruptly, as under tension . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SNAPPING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SNAPPING Breaking suddenly and abruptly, as under tension (8)
7% SNAP Break suddenly (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 11, 2025
6% ERUPT Break out suddenly (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 3, 2025
6% SHATTER Break suddenly (7) The Sun Two Speed Aug 3, 2025
6% W Break suddenly (1) USA Today Quick Aug 3, 2025
5% STARTLE Scare suddenly (7) Newsday Nov 4, 2025
5% STRESS Emphasise tension (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Nov 2, 2025
5% ROUSTED Awakened suddenly (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 22, 2025
5% INASNAP Suddenly (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
5% YANK Pull abruptly (4)
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