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Definition of obtrude in English: obtrudeverb əbˈtruːdəbˈtrud [no object]1Become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way. a sound from the reception hall obtruded into his thoughts Example sentencesExamples - Thin membrane-like fins were obtruding from his forearms and lower legs.
- A creature sat against the wall on a small, knobby, wooden stool, caressing her large stomach, obtruding over her legs.
- It is rather striking how often oracles obtrude in one form or another in debates about the kingship at Sparta.
- Then the chosen ones would not obtrude with their sleek vehicles.
- Other problems arise elsewhere on those occasions when the hand of editor or fingerer obtrude.
- Rather, they obtrude persistently into consciousness, perturbing us when we would rather forget them, even disrupting our dreams.
- We would seek to avoid obtruding on to the slopes traditionally used for sledging, or to restrict the area used by horse riders.
- Wilson does obtrude, though, with a half-hour introductory jazz concert that is supererogatory, even if Cheryl Alexander is a very winning performer.
- In some places, solid blocks of the stone obtrude from the granite pavement of the front of the memorial or from its curved base.
- But if such matters obtruded in their investigations then the tribunal was perfectly entitled to investigate.
Synonyms stick out, jut, jut out, poke out, project, stand out, come through, peek, poke, stick up, hang out, loom, loom out, extend - 1.1with object Impose or force (something) on someone in an unwelcome or intrusive way.
I felt unable to obtrude my private sorrow upon anyone Example sentencesExamples - That this did not impair his relations with his mother suggests that he concealed it from her or at least did not obtrude it.
- Further obfuscation is caused by Sherry's eagerness to obtrude himself.
- I wish not to obtrude any constraints or restraints on you.
- However hard we try to concentrate on the paintings, the sad facts of Solomon's biography insist on obtruding themselves.
- But I challenge the ethics of including stealthily edited sequences and extras that obtrude questionable material on unsuspecting viewers.
- Please excuse me for obtruding my weakness and my finitude, here, into your daily lives.
- In Angst the world obtrudes itself and is seen as what gives significance but is itself without significance.
- Instead of the lost name - Signorelli - two other names of artists - Botticelli and Boltraffio - obtruded themselves.
- Passion is known to obtrude judgement and there is a lot of passionate anti-corporate and anti-American sentiment around.
- Into this meditation obtrudes another vision, with an entirely distinct vocabulary and resonance.
- The billowing words obtruded itself into all the elf's senses.
Synonyms impose, force, foist, push, unload, inflict, press, urge
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin obtrudere, from ob- 'towards' + trudere 'to push'. Rhymes allude, brood, collude, conclude, crude, delude, dude, elude, étude, exclude, extrude, exude, feud, food, illude, include, intrude, Jude, lewd, mood, nude, occlude, Oudh, preclude, protrude, prude, pseud, pultrude, rood, rude, seclude, shrewd, snood, transude, unglued, unsubdued, who'd, you'd Definition of obtrude in US English: obtrudeverbəbˈtrudəbˈtro͞od [no object]1Become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way. a sound from the reception hall obtruded into his thoughts Example sentencesExamples - Then the chosen ones would not obtrude with their sleek vehicles.
- Other problems arise elsewhere on those occasions when the hand of editor or fingerer obtrude.
- Rather, they obtrude persistently into consciousness, perturbing us when we would rather forget them, even disrupting our dreams.
- Wilson does obtrude, though, with a half-hour introductory jazz concert that is supererogatory, even if Cheryl Alexander is a very winning performer.
- We would seek to avoid obtruding on to the slopes traditionally used for sledging, or to restrict the area used by horse riders.
- But if such matters obtruded in their investigations then the tribunal was perfectly entitled to investigate.
- In some places, solid blocks of the stone obtrude from the granite pavement of the front of the memorial or from its curved base.
- A creature sat against the wall on a small, knobby, wooden stool, caressing her large stomach, obtruding over her legs.
- Thin membrane-like fins were obtruding from his forearms and lower legs.
- It is rather striking how often oracles obtrude in one form or another in debates about the kingship at Sparta.
Synonyms stick out, jut, jut out, poke out, project, stand out, come through, peek, poke, stick up, hang out, loom, loom out, extend - 1.1with object Impose or force (something) on someone in an intrusive way.
I felt unable to obtrude my private sorrow upon anyone Example sentencesExamples - Passion is known to obtrude judgement and there is a lot of passionate anti-corporate and anti-American sentiment around.
- Please excuse me for obtruding my weakness and my finitude, here, into your daily lives.
- I wish not to obtrude any constraints or restraints on you.
- That this did not impair his relations with his mother suggests that he concealed it from her or at least did not obtrude it.
- Further obfuscation is caused by Sherry's eagerness to obtrude himself.
- Into this meditation obtrudes another vision, with an entirely distinct vocabulary and resonance.
- The billowing words obtruded itself into all the elf's senses.
- Instead of the lost name - Signorelli - two other names of artists - Botticelli and Boltraffio - obtruded themselves.
- However hard we try to concentrate on the paintings, the sad facts of Solomon's biography insist on obtruding themselves.
- In Angst the world obtrudes itself and is seen as what gives significance but is itself without significance.
- But I challenge the ethics of including stealthily edited sequences and extras that obtrude questionable material on unsuspecting viewers.
Synonyms impose, force, foist, push, unload, inflict, press, urge
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin obtrudere, from ob- ‘towards’ + trudere ‘to push’. |