ensnaring

English

Verb

ensnaring

1. present participle and gerund of ensnare

Adjective

ensnaring (comparative more ensnaring, superlative most ensnaring)

1. That ensnares or traps.
   • 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 39:

     Abraham, like his parents, seemed to have been limed and caught by the ensnaring inn.

Derived terms

• ensnaringly