interject
/ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkt
/verb [with object]
Say (something) abruptly, especially as an aside or interruption: she interjected the odd question here and there [no object]: Christina felt bound to interject before there was open warfare...
- She rather amusingly shoved her shorter husband aside from the mike whenever she wanted to interject a point.
- Well, if the member had not interjected by making that comment I most certainly would have interrupted.
- Anyway, interjects North, you are legally married after a certain time together, aren't you?
Synonyms
interpose, introduce, throw in, insert, interpolate, add
interrupt, intervene, cut in, break in, butt in, chime in;
have one's say, put one's oar in;
remark, comment
British informal chip in, put one's pennyworth in
North American informal put one's two cents in
Derivatives
interjectory
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin interject- 'interposed', from the verb interjicere, from inter- 'between' + jacere 'to throw'.