interloping
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun form of the word interloper (see that etymology for more), + -ing.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
interloping (plural interlopings)
- An act of intrusion or encroachment.
- There was an interloping on my property.
- (historical) Illegal Indian trade within the area over which the Hudson's Bay Company held a trade monopoly.
Verb edit
interloping
- present participle and gerund of interlope