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Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-trood
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtrud



Definition of intruding

Origin :
  • early 15c., back-formation from intrusion, or else from Latin intrudere "to thrust in" (see intrusion). Related: Intruded; intruding.
  • verb trespass, interrupt
Example sentences :
  • He felt he was intruding, and that at a sacred moment—the moment of the arrival of the library.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • When there are no doors, one should be even more careful about intruding.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • It was then I became quite aware I was intruding: of which I had been fearful before.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • I beg your pardon, Mr Pecksniff: I beg your pardon for intruding; but—'
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • Had he not always felt angry with Panacci for intruding into the island life?
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Why should we desecrate noble and beautiful souls by intruding on them?
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • He arose at once, and made a sort of apology for his intruding.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • He apologized abjectly to the Cuban for intruding me upon him.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • I feel all the more as if I were intruding—bringing my troubles here.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • If I am intruding on no confidences, what were you whispering about?
  • Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys of Gridley » by H. Irving Hancock

Synonyms for intruding

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