INTERVENING

11 letters 15 Scrabble points

Definition of INTERVENING

verb
  1. To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action.

    "The police had to be called to intervene in the fight."

    Synonyms: interfere step in
  2. To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events.

    "An instant intervened between the flash and the report."

  3. To occur or act as an obstacle or delay.

    "Nothing intervened to prevent the undertaking."

Related words: interfere step in interrupt
noun
  1. Intervention; mediation

adjective
  1. That intervenes or mediates.

  2. Falling between two periods or events.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters I N T E R V E N I N G
Length 11 letters
Scrabble Score 15 points

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