interrupt
verb (used with object)
to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
is interrupting
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present progressiveof interrupt (3rd 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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“If the only consideration is interrupting viral transmission, we would probably be taking much more stringent actions to do that,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2020
You can’t always tell, during a jam session or a concert, if the banter is interrupting the music or vice versa.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2018
A small group of protesters is interrupting Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump at his rally in Hickory, North Carolina.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2016
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor is interrupting her retirement to participate as well, and she'll be competing as a 12th seed alongside Brittany Hochevar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2015
He knows he is interrupting a tender conversation and taking an unwarrantable liberty.
From The Ways of Men by Eliot Gregory
