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intruding

 [in-trood]  

in·trude

   [in-trood] verb, -trud·ed, -trud·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
2.
Geology. to thrust or force into.
3.
to install (a cleric) in a church contrary to the wishes of its members.
verb (used without object)
4.
to thrust oneself without permission or welcome: to intrude upon their privacy.

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Origin:
1525–35; < Latin intrūdere to push in, equivalent to in- in-2 + trūdere to push

Related forms
in·trud·er, noun
in·trud·ing·ly, adverb
self-in·trud·er, noun
un·in·trud·ed, adjective
un·in·trud·ing, adjective
EXPAND
un·in·trud·ing·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

Synonyms
4. interfere, interlope. See trespass.

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intruding

adjective
projecting inward 
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