Latvian

Participle

trūkdams (fem. trūkdama, masc. pl. trūkdami, fem. pl. trūkdamas)

1. snapping; adverbial present active participle of trūkt (variable form)

   bet tad mēs ieklausāmies: tās trūkdamas skan − gandrīz kā toņdakšas, uzdodot toņus dziesmām!‎ ― but then we listened: they (= flower stems) sounded snapping (= made sounds while snapping) - almost like tuning forks, producing tunes for songs!