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interpelling

interpelling is the present participle and gerund of interpel.

Meaning of interpel

Verb

interpel (third-person singular simple present interpels, present participle interpelling, simple past and past participle interpelled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.

Questions about interpelling

What is interpelling the present participle and gerund of?
Interpelling is the present participle and gerund of interpel.

Words near interpelling in the dictionary

  1. interpellation
  2. interpellations
  3. interpellator
  4. interpellators
  5. interpellatory
  6. interpelling
  7. interpels
  8. interpenetrable
  9. interpenetrant
  10. interpenetrate
  11. interpenetrated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: interpelling (page history and authors); interpel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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