The meaning of Interrupting

ˌɪn.təˈrʌpt

Interrupting – definition

verb
Stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process).
Usage examples:
The buzzer interrupted his thoughts
Synonims:
Cut in (on)Break in (on)Barge in (on)Intrude (on)Interfere (with)Intervene (in)Chip in Heckle Put one's oar in Have one's say Put one's pennyworth in Put one's two cents in Butt in (on)
verb
Break the continuity of (a line or surface).
Usage examples:
The coastal plain is interrupted by chains of large lagoons
Synonims:
Break up Break Punctuate Intersperse Pepper Strew Dot Scatter

verb
Present participle of interrupt
Usage examples:
She tried to explain what had happened but he kept interrupting her., i wish you'd stop interruptin…

verb
To stop a person from speaking for a short period by something you say or do
Usage examples:
She tried to explain what had happened but he kept interrupting her., i wish you'd stop interrupting.

verb
To stop something from happening for a short period
Usage examples:
We had to interrupt our trip when we heard john's mother had had an accident.

Interrupting translation into English

Interrupting: translate from English into Chinese

打断, 打岔, 插嘴, 碍, 断绝, 插口, 插断

Interrupting: translate from English into Dutch

Onderbreken, Storen, Afbreken, Interrumperen, Belemmeren, Schorsen, In de rede vallen, Hinderen

Interrupting: translate from English into French

Interrompre, Couper la parole, Entraver, Opposer

Interrupting: translate from English into German

Unterbrechen, Stören, Aussetzen, Aufhalten, Ins wort fallen, Versperren

Interrupting: translate from English into Hindi

दखल, बाधा डालना, रोकना, टोकना, क्रम-भंग करना

Interrupting: translate from English into Italian

Interrompendo, Interrompere, Sospendere, Fermare

Interrupting: translate from English into Korean

방해, 가로막다, 방해하다

Interrupting: translate from English into Russian

Прерывание, Прерывающий

Interrupting: translate from English into Spanish

Interrumpiendo, Interrumpir, Romper, Parar

Word origin

late Middle English: from Latin interrupt- ‘broken, interrupted’, from the verb interrumpere, from inter- ‘between’ + rumpere ‘to break’.

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Interrupting – similar words

interrupted

adjective
(of a compound leaf or other plant organ) made discontinuous by smaller interposed leaflets or intervals of bare stem.
Usage examples:
Note the displacement of the blade/sheath boundary and the interrupted ligule line.

verb
Stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process).
Usage examples:
The buzzer interrupted his thoughts

verb
Past simple and past participle of interrupt
Usage examples:
She tried to explain what had happened but he kept interrupting her., i wish you'd stop interruptin…

All meanings and translations of Interrupted

interrupt

verb
Stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process).
Usage examples:
The buzzer interrupted his thoughts

verb
To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something, or to cause an activity or event to stop briefly
Usage examples:
[ i ] please don’t interrupt until i’m finished., [ t ] the picnic was interrupted by a rain shower…

All meanings and translations of Interrupt

Interrupting synonims

break

verb
Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.
Usage examples:
The branch broke with a loud snap

noun
An interruption of continuity or uniformity.
Usage examples:
The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun
Former term for breaking cart.

All meanings and translations of Break

break up

phrasal verb
Break or cause to break into pieces

phrasal verb
(of a telephone conversation) to become impossible to understand because the connection is not strong enough
Usage examples:
He was on the subway when he called and started to break up before i could answer., the company has…

phrasal verb
To divide, or to divide something, into smaller parts
Usage examples:
The company has been broken up and sold off., manufacturing ceased at the factory when the original…

All meanings and translations of Break up

chip in

phrasal verb
Contribute to some cause

phrasal verb
To give some money, esp. when several people are giving money to pay for something together
Usage examples:
They each chipped in $50 to take their parents out to dinner.

All meanings and translations of Chip in

dot

noun
A small round mark or spot.
Usage examples:
A symbol depicted in coloured dots

verb
Mark with a small spot or spots.
Usage examples:
Wet spots of rain began to dot his shirt

noun
A dowry from which only the interest or annual income was available to the husband.

All meanings and translations of Dot

heckle

verb
Interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.
Usage examples:
He was booed and heckled when he tried to address the demonstrators

noun
A heckling comment.
Usage examples:
Heckles of ‘get stuffed!’

verb
To interrupt a public speaker or entertainer with loud, unfriendly statements or questions
Usage examples:
A heckler tried to disrupt the ceremony.

All meanings and translations of Heckle

intersperse

verb
Scatter among or between other things; place here and there.
Usage examples:
Deep pools interspersed by shallow shingle banks

verb
To put things of one type in different parts or places among other things
Usage examples:
Framed pictures of her children were interspersed among the books in the bookcase.

All meanings and translations of Intersperse

pepper

noun
A pungent hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, used as a spice or condiment to flavour food.
Usage examples:
Season to taste with salt and pepper

verb
Sprinkle or season (food) with pepper.
Usage examples:
I salted and peppered the beef before i browned it

noun
A black or cream-colored spice, often used in powdered form, that gives a spicy hot taste to food
Usage examples:
The mayor was peppered with questions from reporters about the municipal corruption scandal., he pe…

All meanings and translations of Pepper

punctuate

verb
Insert punctuation marks in (text).
Usage examples:
They should be shown how to set out and punctuate direct speech

All meanings and translations of Punctuate

scatter

verb
Throw in various random directions.
Usage examples:
Scatter the coconut over the icing

noun
A small, dispersed amount of something.
Usage examples:
A scatter of boulders round the pothole mouth

verb
Cause to separate and go in different directions

All meanings and translations of Scatter

strew

verb
Scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area.
Usage examples:
A small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor

verb
To scatter things over a surface
Usage examples:
The park was strewn with litter after the concert.

All meanings and translations of Strew

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