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present participle of snare
Synonyms & Antonyms of snaring
1
to catch or hold as if in a net
- easily distracted by any bright object that snared his eye
Synonyms for snaring
- catching up,
- enmeshing
- (also immeshing),
- ensnaring,
- ensnarling,
- entangling,
- entoiling,
- entrapping,
- meshing,
- netting,
- tangling,
- trapping
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2
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
- campers trying to snare brook trout for supper
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