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ensnarl

/ɛnˈsnɑː(ɹ)l/

ensnarl verb: to entangle; to trap.

Verb

ensnarl (third-person singular simple present ensnarls, present participle ensnarling, simple past and past participle ensnarled)

  1. To entangle; to trap.
    • They in awayt would closely him ensnarle, / Ere to his den he backward could recoyle, / And so would hope him easily to foyle.1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

ensnarl meaning in Bengali

ensnarl in Bengali

জড়িয়ে ফেলা, ফাঁদে ফেলা

Synonyms of ensnarl

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Forms of ensnarl

third-person singular presentensnarls
present participleensnarling
past participleensnarled
pastensnarled

Origin of ensnarl

From en- + snarl.

Words that rhyme with ensnarl

Questions about ensnarl

What does ensnarl mean?
Ensnarl means to entangle; to trap.
What is ensnarl in Bengali?
Ensnarl in Bengali is জড়িয়ে ফেলা, ফাঁদে ফেলা. See Ensnarl meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is ensnarl?
Ensnarl is a verb.
How do you pronounce ensnarl?
Ensnarl is pronounced /ɛnˈsnɑː(ɹ)l/.
What is the past tense of ensnarl?
The past tense of ensnarl is ensnarled.

Words near ensnarl in the dictionary

  1. ensnares
  2. ensnarest
  3. ensnareth
  4. ensnaring
  5. ensnaringly
  6. ensnarl
  7. ensnarled
  8. ensnarling
  9. ensnarls
  10. ENSO
  11. ensober

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