snaring
snaring is the present participle and gerund of snare.
Meaning of snare
Verb
snare (third-person singular simple present snares, present participle snaring, simple past and past participle snared)
- To catch or hold, especially with a loop.
- The mournful crocodile / With sorrow snares relenting passengers.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
- To ensnare.
- To play (a snare drum, or a beat on or as if on a snare drum).
- […] the slightest recollection of hearing the wind whistling through the cracks in the old house or the rain snaring its tat-a-tat on the rusty tin roof.2007 April 11, M. J. Eberhart, Ten Million Steps: Nimblewill Nomad's Epic 10-Month Trek from the Florida Keys to Québec, Menasha Ridge Press, →ISBN, page 123
Noun
snaring (plural snarings)
- The capture of a person or animal by means of a snare.
Forms of snaring
| plural | snarings |
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Questions about snaring
- What does snaring mean?
- Snaring means the capture of a person or animal by means of a snare.
- What is snaring the present participle and gerund of?
- Snaring is the present participle and gerund of snare.
- What part of speech is snaring?
- Snaring is a noun.
- What is the plural of snaring?
- The plural of snaring is snarings.
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