snare
noun
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
has been snaring
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present perfect progressiveof snare (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Starr keeps spreading his net ever wider, but all he has been snaring is red herrings.
From Time Magazine Archive
