Ensnarl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnsnˈɑːɹl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnsnˈɑːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnsnˈɑːl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛnsnˈɑːɹl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enmesh mesh

Word Forms

mesh

noun

an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwirren

sich in einem Netz verfangen oder darin verfangen

🇫🇷French

embrouiller

s'emmêler ou s'accrocher (ou comme s'il était dans) un maillage

🇪🇸Spanish

enredar

enredarse o quedar atrapado en (o como si estuviera en) una malla

🇮🇹Italian

intrappolare

impigliarsi o impigliarsi (o come se fosse in) una rete

🇳🇱Dutch

verstrikken

verstrikken of vangen in (of alsof in) een gaas

🇵🇹Portuguese

enredar

enredar ou prender (ou como se estivesse) em uma malha

🇷🇺Russian

запутывать

запутаться или зацепиться (или как будто в) сетке

India

🇮🇳Tamil

சிக்கிக்கொள்

ஒரு கண்ணியில் சிக்கிக்கொள் அல்லது பிடிக்கவும் (அல்லது உள்ளதைப் போல).

🇮🇳Telugu

చిక్కుముడి

మెష్‌లో చిక్కుకోవడం లేదా పట్టుకోవడం (లేదా దానిలో ఉన్నట్లు).

🇮🇳Marathi

अडकवणे

जाळीमध्ये अडकवा किंवा पकडा (किंवा जणू)

🇮🇳Kannada

snarl

ಜಾಲರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಹಾಕಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಡಿಯಿರಿ (ಅಥವಾ ಅದರಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

വശീകരിക്കുക

ഒരു മെഷിൽ കുടുങ്ങി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിടിക്കുക (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉള്ളതുപോലെ).

🇵🇰Urdu

پھنسنا

کسی جال میں پھنسنا یا پکڑنا (یا گویا اندر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恩斯纳尔

缠住或陷入（或好像陷入）网中

🇯🇵Japanese

うならせる

網目に絡まる、または網目に（または網目に入っているかのように）引っかかる

🇰🇷Korean

얽매이다

그물망에 얽히거나 걸리거나 (또는 그물망 안에 있는 것처럼)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trói buộc

vướng vào hoặc vướng vào (hoặc như thể ở trong) một tấm lưới

🇹🇭Thai

กักขัง

พัวพันหรือจับ (หรือราวกับอยู่ใน) ตาข่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjerat

menjerat atau menangkap (atau seolah-olah dalam) jaring

🇵🇭Filipino

sakupin

sumabit o sumalo sa (o parang nasa) isang mata

🇲🇾Malay

menjerat

menjerat atau menangkap (atau seolah-olah dalam) jaringan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تورط

يتشابك أو يلتصق (أو كما لو كان في) شبكة

🇮🇷Persian

به دام انداختن

یک مش را در هم ببندید یا در (یا انگار در) بگیرید

🇹🇷Turkish

tuzağa düşürmek

bir ağa dolanmak veya yakalanmak (veya sanki içindeymiş gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לכבוש

להסתבך או לתפוס (או כאילו בתוך) רשת

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The primary meaning of 'ensnarl' is 'entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh'.

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Using 'ensnarl' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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