Interject
[,ɪntə'dʒekt] or [,ɪntɚ'dʒɛkt]
Definition
(verb.) to insert between other elements; 'She interjected clever remarks'.
Checker: Salvatore--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To throw in between; to insert; to interpose.
(v. i.) To throw one's self between or among; to come between; to interpose.
Editor: Peter
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Insert, put between, throw in between.
Edited by Eileen
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See INJECT]
Edited by Diana
Definition
v.t. to throw between: to insert.—v.i. to throw one's self between.—n. Interjec′tion a throwing between: (gram.) a word thrown in to express emotion.—adjs. Interjec′tional Interjec′tionary Interjec′tural.—adv. Interjec′tionally.
Checker: Wayne
Examples
- Joe's a sensible fellow, interjected Helstone. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Professor, interjected Mr. Philander, who had turned his gaze toward the jungle, there seems to be someone approaching. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Sincerely-- she interjected, as he was about to speak. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I interjected. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Mother doesn't think her simple, Janey interjected, her eyes screwed upon her brother's face. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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