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butting in

butting in is the present participle and gerund of butt in.

Meaning of butt in

Verb

butt in (third-person singular simple present butts in, present participle butting in, simple past and past participle butted in)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption).
    • Hey, this is none of your business; don’t butt in!
  2. (informal, transitive) To join a queue not at the end, but in the middle, in violation of etiquette.

Questions about butting in

What is butting in the present participle and gerund of?
Butting in is the present participle and gerund of butt in.

Words near butting in in the dictionary

  1. buttillaries
  2. buttillary
  3. buttin'
  4. butting
  5. butting heads
  6. butting in
  7. butting out
  8. butting up
  9. buttings
  10. Buttington
  11. buttinski

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