trapping

verb

Definition of trappingnext
present participle of trap
1
as in tangling
to catch or hold as if in a net an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals

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2
as in grabbing
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapping
  1. grabbing
  2. catching
  3. capturing
  4. seizing
Verb
  • Looking ahead, its beer business should continue grabbing market share and its hard to imagine the wine-and-spirits unit getting much worse.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • A day could include grabbing cardamom snurrer at a bakery in Østerbro, poking around the design shops of Frederiksstaden, stopping for a dip at one of the harbor's swimming spots, and ending up at a biodynamic wine bar in Christianshavn.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • Against Utah, Hunter notched an interception and a touchdown, while catching five passes for 55 yards.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Which drives people indoors and provides a great chance of catching something – like the flu.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of catching
Verb
  • Horsetail Fall offers consistency in capturing natural wonder that beaches or even the Grand Canyon, sometimes hampered by fog, cannot deliver, Dunn said.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Bowman, 30, was first to cross at 2 hours, 17 minutes and 47 seconds, capturing the men's title.
    Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of capturing
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  • Like Harris, Walz did his debate prep in a swing state, seizing the opportunity to log a few extra days in a battleground and potentially earn some goodwill among voters there.
    Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Annie Nova,Rebecca Picciotto,Josephine Rozzelle,Brian Schwartz,Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
  • After a lifetime of being objectified, Pamela Anderson is entering a new era—and seizing control.
    Emily Maddick, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of seizing
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