butt in (Meaning)

Wordnet

butt in (v)

break into a conversation

butt in Sentence Examples

  1. It's considered rude to butt in on someone's conversation without being invited.
  2. Every time we discuss something important, she feels the need to butt in with her opinion.
  3. I was trying to have a private conversation with my friend, but my little brother kept butting in.
  4. Please don't butt in while I'm explaining the instructions; I'll answer your questions afterward.
  5. I was about to make a suggestion, but she butted in with her own idea before I could speak.
  6. He tends to butt in whenever he hears gossip, eager to share his own thoughts on the matter.
  7. It's frustrating when people constantly butt in with irrelevant comments during a meeting.
  8. She couldn't help but butt in when she overheard her colleagues discussing a topic she was passionate about.
  9. I don't want to butt in on your plans, but I thought I should remind you about the upcoming deadline.
  10. Even though I tried to ignore him, he continued to butt in with his unsolicited advice.

FAQs About the word butt in

break into a conversation

interfere, poke, mess, snoop, pry, intermeddle,intervene, intrude, obtrude, meddle

avoid,avoid, overlook, shun, overlook, neglect, ignore, eschew, shun, disregard

It's considered rude to butt in on someone's conversation without being invited.

Every time we discuss something important, she feels the need to butt in with her opinion.

I was trying to have a private conversation with my friend, but my little brother kept butting in.

Please don't butt in while I'm explaining the instructions; I'll answer your questions afterward.