verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of interrupt form-of, gerund, participle, present

   "I didn't know I was interrupting his nap."

Synonyms

All synonyms

chokingcontrarycounterproductivecrosswiseinhibitinginhibitive

Example

More examples

"Some people kept interrupting the speakers, and finally broke up the meeting."

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