ensnarling

verb

present participle of ensnarl
as in trapping
to catch or hold as if in a net for two years the couple was ensnarled in the red tape of an international adoption

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  1. trapping
  2. tangling
Verb
  • Many were built during a prison boom that started in the 1970s and were constructed with heat-trapping materials like concrete and steel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Heavy rain has already flooded some roads in southern New Mexico, trapping drivers in cars until the waters receded.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of trapping
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  • There are also the journalists, the athletes, and the kids who spend sunny days doing contact improv, which was invented at Oberlin, tangling their limbs in the grass outside the library.
    — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Tie Loose Strings Tie sashes and strings to prevent tangling.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of tangling
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“Ensnarling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensnarling. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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