butting in

present participle of butt in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for butting in
Verb
  • Particle has also accused Epic of defaming the company and interfering in its business relations.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The ministry said the statements violate a principle of international law that bars ambassadors from interfering in the host country’s internal affairs.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The last two seasons have proven that the team starts off slow, which ends up messing their chances of making the playoffs.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the cruel fates of the criminal underworld would have it, Jake gets a text from Mel alerting him to the very New York Magazine journalist in discussion snooping around the Black Rabbit kitchen.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Potential trouble arises when the wily victim of Danny’s, Pauline, starts snooping around the house, hears Danny’s voice and starts to bargain for her silence.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2009, Tropicana replaced its familiar logo, an orange with a straw poking out, with a minimalist design featuring a glass of orange juice.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Routh allegedly came within a few hundred yards of Trump before a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle poking out of a tree line.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Butting in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butting%20in. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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