1. catching or trapping in toils (nets or snares); ensnaring
Usage: present participle of entoil; literary or archaic
2. involving or catching in difficulties or complications; entangling
Usage: present participle of entoil; figurative use

Examples

• The spider was entoiling insects in its web.
• He found himself entoiling in a complex legal dispute.
• The hunter succeeded in entoiling the deer with his net.
• She worried about entoiling her family in her personal problems.
• The vines were entoiling the old fence.
• By accepting the offer, he risked entoiling himself in debt.