intrude
verb (used with object)
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
had been intruding
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past perfect progressiveof intrude.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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I must find out from them who had been intruding into the company of their daughters last night.
From Native Life in South Africa by Sol (Solomon Tshekisho) Plaatje
In watching the strong, free movements of her body, Bob forgot for a moment what had been intruding itself on him with more and more insistance—the throb of his broken hand.
From The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White
