entrap
verb (used with object)
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare.
entrapping
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present participleof entrap.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In dressing rooms, a size-XS shirt would go over my head instead of entrapping me like a straitjacket.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2024
Critics have accused federal agents of entrapping a group men who were down on their luck after doing prison time.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
Many pits were active over thousands of years, entrapping countless animals whose remains muddled together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Nevertheless, the lies, deceptions and sudden strokes of honesty and performative goodwill have become so frequent as to be inseparable at this point, entrapping Sarah in a perpetual guessing game.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2021
The colonel had paused, as he perceived the completeness of the lawyer's entrapping.
From Sons and Fathers by Harry Stillwell Edwards
