interjecting

present participle of interject

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of interjecting The two continued arguing afterward, with Rachel Reilly interjecting to stick up for Ashley. David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025 Through all this, Hall makes Linda an active listener, alert to every nuance of what Peter is saying, supportive of his worries and interjecting now and then with thoughtful questions or comments. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025 The clip of Harbaugh sitting in the back row in defensive coordinator Zach Orr’s meeting and interjecting was also different. The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 My goal for this forum was to let others speak and to listen without interjecting. Steve Sidd, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 In the video, Smith plays the guitar and sings, with the AI voice interjecting and singing along sporadically, praising his rendition. Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interjecting
Verb
  • Aunt Agnes might not have been included in the will, but that doesn’t mean she’s done inserting herself into family business.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • This past May, Remy addressed Shields directly via Instagram for inserting herself into the former couple’s issues.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It’s gone from introducing chips for mainstream and semi-premium ultraportables in its first generation to taking on the big chip makers’ laptop silicon over the course of barely two years.
    Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
  • While the feature films have been on hold since 2019's The Rise of Skywalker, Lucasfilm and Disney have pumped out a slew of TV shows featuring fan-favorite characters while also introducing plenty of new faves (looking at you, Grogu).
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The impending government shutdown is injecting new uncertainty into an already chaotic Washington.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Prime Video product execs, in co-ordination with the production team, therefore sought to strike a balance between injecting some new, actionable information and creating clutter.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Interjecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjecting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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