interrupt
verb (used with object)
to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
was interrupting
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past progressiveof interrupt.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Torres said Tuesday night on Twitter that he was interrupting his vacation and returning to Brazil to present his defense.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
I called my partner while he was on his way to work, and he told me I was interrupting his routine because he likes to listen to music.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022
But a high-pitched noise was interrupting the machine’s quiet hum.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2019
Ms. Chapman said that the noise was interrupting a very sensitive period in the lives of the young seals, and that the disruption could have implications for the pups’ nutrition.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2017
Lovey was interrupting again, this time by herself—the newspeople had left.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
