Intruding

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    intrusion

    "[…] he rose and adjusted his alarm-clock, so that it would emphatically repeat the hour of five. Then to bed again, and driving off all intrudings of thoughtfulness, and resolutely bending himself to slumber, he by-and-by fell into its […] arms."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of intrude form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    projecting inward wordnet

Synonyms

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interferenceintrusiveofficious

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"Sami was intruding in Layla's plans."

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