intrude
verb (used with object)
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
am intruding
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present progressiveof intrude (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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There is a small sense of pride but it is overwhelmed by a terrible guilt that once again my work means I am intruding during the hardest moments of people's lives.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2013
"I am intruding on borrowed time," said James Francis Cardinal Mclntyre.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I am afraid I am intruding," said Derrick, still with that deferential note in his voice.
From The Woman's Way by Charles Garvice
"Then, as I am intruding, I will take my leave."
From The Cash Boy by Horatio Alger
I fear I am intruding: it's so early.
From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various
