Intervening

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:20 pts11 letters

Definition of Intervening

verb

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."
To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events.
"An instant intervened between the flash and the report."
To occur or act as an obstacle or delay.
"Nothing intervened to prevent the undertaking."
To say (something) in the middle of a conversation or discussion between other people, or to respond to a situation involving other people.
To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
"The Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa."

noun

Intervention; mediation

adjective

That intervenes or mediates.
Falling between two periods or events.

Anagrams of Intervening

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 11 letters:

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "intervening":

11-LETTER WORDS

9-LETTER WORDS

innerving interning inventing inverting

8-LETTER WORDS

entering everting genitive inventer invertin reignite reinvent reinvite retieing riveting

7-LETTER WORDS

evening eviting ginnier igniter innerve integer interne invitee inviter nervine nerving niterie reeving regiven reining+15 more

6-LETTER WORDS

engine engirt entire envier gerent

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

interferestep ininterrupt

Rhyming Words

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