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insnarling

insnarling is the present participle and gerund of insnarl.

Meaning of insnarl

Verb

insnarl (third-person singular simple present insnarls, present participle insnarling, simple past and past participle insnarled)

  1. (obsolete) To make into a snarl or knot; to entangle.
    • This without doubt hath wofully insnarled your peoples Consciences and is one great reason they are so full of fears and scruples1669, Simon Patrick, A Continuation of the Friendly Debate

Questions about insnarling

What is insnarling the present participle and gerund of?
Insnarling is the present participle and gerund of insnarl.

Words near insnarling in the dictionary

  1. insnarers
  2. insnares
  3. insnaring
  4. insnarl
  5. insnarled
  6. insnarling
  7. insnarls
  8. insns
  9. insober
  10. insobrieties
  11. insobrietous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: insnarling (page history and authors); insnarl (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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