snarelike

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adjective

Resembling a snare (musical instrument), or the sound of a snare.

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Meanings

adjectivesnarelike (comparative more snarelike, superlative most snarelike)

comparative more snarelike · superlative most snarelike

  1. Resembling a snare (musical instrument), or the sound of a snare.

    […] divining gender identity and black expressivity with gyrating hips and snarelike hand claps.

    1998, Generations of Youth: Youth Cultures and History
  2. Resembling a snare (trap).

    A known loop is a snarelike loop that is passed through an endoscope's working channel via a flexible delivery catheter.

    2013, Coagulants—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition

Origin

From snare + -like.

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APA

snarelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snarelike

MLA

“snarelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snarelike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snarelike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snarelike.

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