butt in

verb

Definition of butt innext
as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern stop butting in on my personal life

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Recent Examples of butt in So that’s coming now to kind of bite Sam and Jay in the butt in this episode. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 May 2026 Instead, the atmosphere at the 2026 Programmers’ Jam was refreshingly practical, as a bunch of truly dedicated cinephiles mulled over the pressing matter of not just putting butts in seats — but making sure that each of their film communities has affordable, sustainable access to critical art. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 May 2026 Avs forward Chris Drury butted in to defend his teammate, knowing full well his roster was down a D-man with Josh Manson scratched. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026 More juice to score points and more juice to keep fans’ butts in those MetLife Stadium seats. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for butt in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt in
  1. interfere
  2. mess
  3. snoop
  4. poke
Verb
  • This year is especially favorable because the peak lines up with a new moon, meaning there will be essentially no moonlight to interfere.
    — Joe Ruch, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • More immediately, the opinion saved Trump from facing trial for interfering in the 2020 election.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of interfere
Verb
  • Here’s how to bring flowers from your cutting garden indoors while keeping insects and mess out.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The only way to mess this up is to not allow yourself the opportunity to touch it again and again and again.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of mess
Verb
  • Cady had injected some narcotic into a Georgia peach to knock Natalie out ahead of his confrontation with Crystal on the houseboat, but Ray snooping around on the Bowdens’s behalf led to this deadly improvisation.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Her mother has become a fan but didn’t start out that way, unaware her high school had a soccer team until Garbowski went snooping in an old yearbook.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of snoop
Verb
  • Defender Kevin O'Toole poked the ball away, but Mboma Dem put away a sliding first-touch shot that opened the scoring in the 11th minute.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Somebody had taken a cosmic needle and poked holes in the dome so that the light could filter in.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of poke

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