What does trappingly mean?
Trappingly means (rare) So as to trap someone or something..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(rare) So as to trap someone or something..
Walls waited for him cunningly within the square blotch of darkness which the dormer's casement framed; if he passed himself within the casement the frame would enlarge into walls about him, trappingly, […]
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Trappingly means (rare) So as to trap someone or something..
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Walls waited for him cunningly within the square blotch of darkness which the dormer's casement framed; if he passed himself within the casement the frame would enlarge into walls about him, trappingly, […]
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