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What is another word for ensnaring?

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Verb

Present participle for to catch with, or as if with, a snare or trap

Present participle for to delight, allure or attract in an almost magical manner

Present participle for to trap someone in a (usually undesirable) situation using temptation or deception

Present participle for to show (someone) to be involved in something unsavory or unlawful

Present participle for to deceive or fool someone

Present participle for to hamper or impede the movement or progress of

Noun

The action of capturing or of being captured

Adjective

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects

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Present participle for to catch with, or as if with, a snare or trap

getting your hands on

getting one's fingers on

ravelling^UK

raveling^US

intertangling

assailing

assaulting

attacking by surprise

taking by surprise

setting trap

setting an ambush for

dry gulching

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“Concealed among the algae, it can ensnare its prey while hiding itself from the piercing gaze of the ichthyosauri.”

Verb

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Present participle for to delight, allure or attract in an almost magical manner

mesmerising^UK

mesmerizing^US

magnetising^UK

magnetizing^US

hypnotizing^US

hypnotising^UK

getting under your skin

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

putting under a spell

holding the attention of

humoring^US

humouring^UK

sending into raptures

sending into transports

taking your breath away

contenting

making roll in the aisles

getting one's jollies

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“They speak of pixies and fairies of indescribable beauty, who ensnare the heart of innocent lads.”

Verb

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Present participle for to trap someone in a (usually undesirable) situation using temptation or deception

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

putting someone up to something

beckoning

concerning

fabricating evidence against

fabricating charges against

falsely incriminating

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Present participle for to show (someone) to be involved in something unsavory or unlawful

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Present participle for to deceive or fool someone

victimising^UK

victimizing^US

taking to the cleaners

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

pulling a fast one on

handing a line

baiting

roping in

leading up the garden path

putting on false front

giving the wrong impression

putting on the wrong track

playing trick on

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

leading down the garden path

giving someone a bum steer

leading up garden path

throwing off the scent

sending on a wild goose chase

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

selling down the river

selling a bill of goods

doing someone in the eye

selling a bill of goods to

getting the better of

pulling someone's leg

playing fast and loose with

giving the runaround

sending on a wild-goose chase

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Present participle for to hamper or impede the movement or progress of

Noun

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The action of capturing or of being captured

being taken into custody

gaoling^UK

jailing^US

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Adjective

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Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects

like a snake in the grass

skillful^US

skilful^UK

terminologically inexact

not entirely truthful

private

economical with the truth

behind someone's back

dexterous^US

dextrous^UK

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

phoney^UK

phony^US

off-colour^UK

treating with kid gloves

off-color^US

thinking outside the box

clever with one's hands

good with one's hands

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