interloping

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noun

An act of intrusion or encroachment.

“There was an interloping on my property.”

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Meanings

nouninterloping (plural interlopings)

plural interlopings

  1. An act of intrusion or encroachment.

    There was an interloping on my property.

  2. historicalIllegal Indian trade within the area over which the Hudson's Bay Company held a trade monopoly.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of interlope

    Synonyms: intrusion, interference, encroachment, infringement

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Noun form of the word interloper (see that etymology for more), + -ing.

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APA

interloping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interloping

MLA

“interloping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interloping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interloping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interloping.

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