Synonyms for intruding
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : in-trood |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtrud |
Top 10 synonyms for intruding Other synonyms for the word intruding
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for intruding
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