obtruding

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noun

An obtrusion; the act of something that obtrudes.

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Meanings

adjectiveobtruding (comparative more obtruding, superlative most obtruding)

comparative more obtruding · superlative most obtruding

    verb
    1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of obtrude
    nounobtruding (plural obtrudings)

    plural obtrudings

    1. An obtrusion; the act of something that obtrudes.

      Unless the world be bedlam-mad in proud obtrudings of their own conceits, methinks such a wary, humble man should offend but few, and better keep both his own and the church's peace than others.

      1689, Richard Baxter, A treatise of knowledge and love compared in two parts
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    APA

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

    MLA

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

    Chicago

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

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