intruding
intruding is the present participle and gerund of intrude.
Meaning of intrude
Verb
intrude (third-person singular simple present intrudes, present participle intruding, simple past and past participle intruded)
- To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
- to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another
- Synonyms:
- barge in
- To force in.
Noun
intruding (plural intrudings)
- 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.1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or, The Ambiguities
Forms of intruding
| plural | intrudings |
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Questions about intruding
- What does intruding mean?
- Intruding means intrusion.
- What is intruding the present participle and gerund of?
- Intruding is the present participle and gerund of intrude.
- What part of speech is intruding?
- Intruding is a noun.
- What is the plural of intruding?
- The plural of intruding is intrudings.
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