Ensnarl (Verb)
Meaning
Entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- A loose thread began to ensnarl the spinning wheel's mechanism, causing it to jam.
- As she walked through the dense underbrush, thorny vines started to ensnarl her clothing.
- The fishermen had to carefully untangle their nets which had become ensnaled in the coral reef.
- The delicate figurine had ensnarled in a web of spider silk and dusty cobwebs.
- While hiking, a bird's nest had ensnarled itself in the complex latticework of a fallen branch.