snaring

verb

Definition of snaringnext
present participle of snare
1
as in trapping
to catch or hold as if in a net easily distracted by any bright object that snared his eye

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2
as in grabbing
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly campers trying to snare brook trout for supper

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snaring
  1. grabbing
  2. catching
  3. capturing
  4. seizing
Verb
  • Edwards delivered in a big way, scoring a career-high 53 points, hitting 10 3-pointers and grabbing six rebounds.
    Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But those are just two headline-grabbing crimes.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • Schar and Duran had stretched for a loose ball and the Newcastle centre-half had slid in to win it, with Duran first catching him on the buttock and then in the small of the back.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Martin has a habit of catching fire against Boston, famously burying the Celtics early in the 2023 Eastern Conference finals.
    Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of catching
Verb
  • The lawsuit alleges Apple was infringing privacy by capturing Siri conversations when the voice assistant had been activated accidentally and sharing this information with advertisers.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The group uses an audio lure to entice the birds, capturing them in mist nets to bring back to the banding station.
    Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of capturing
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  • Pretending to be dead, Gi-hun and his friends launch a surprise attack, overpowering the guards and seizing their weapons, leaving only one guard alive.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) forces have since received training by Russian forces in the Far East and first engaged in combat with Ukrainian military in November, subsequently seizing their first village in Kursk, Plekhovo, earlier this month.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of seizing
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snarfs (down)

snaring

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