What does "encroaching" mean?

present participle and gerund of encroach

Encroaching

Common synonyms include: encroached, impinging, influence expansion, infringe, infringement, infringing.

adj, verb

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Verb

1
present participle and gerund of encroach form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
That encroaches. not-comparable
"She could hardly see anything in the encroaching darkness."

Adjective

"Urbanization is encroaching on rural life."