verb
- entering or becoming involved in a place or situation where one is not wanted or invited
Usage: present participle of intrude
adjective
- unwelcome and interrupting or disturbing
Examples
- I apologize for intruding on your private conversation.
- The reporter kept intruding into the celebrity’s personal life.
- She felt like she was intruding when she walked into the meeting.
- The intruding noise from the construction site disrupted our class.
- He had an intruding presence that made everyone uncomfortable.
- The branches were intruding into our yard from the neighbor’s tree.
- I don’t want to be intruding, but I think you dropped this.