INTERRUPTING

Verb

interrupting

present participle of interrupt

I didn't know I was interrupting his nap.

Source: Wiktionary


INTERRUPT

In`ter*rupt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interrupting.] Etym: [L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See Rupture.]

1. To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking. Do not interrupt me in my course. Shak.

2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.

In`ter*rupt", p. a. Etym: [L. interruptus, p. p.]

Definition: Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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