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Meanings of encroaching in English

Gradually intrusive without right or permission.

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Usage of encroaching in English
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Despite our encroaching middle age, we had not planned ahead, I thought.
The Guardian
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The creepers upon the wall were encroaching stealthily upon the alcove window.
The Voice of the People
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To the encroaching advertiser these signs of the times are considered legitimate.
Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work
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The stage show has more substance regarding the encroaching Nazis, he added.
Reuters
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The wide toe box kept the shoe from encroaching on my toes.
Wired
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Maybe that would stop the recollections, more of them each day, encroaching.
Russian Winter
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The practice of encroaching on the sea on this coast, commenced before,-
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 04: Caligula
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The light amplifiers in my helmet automatically compensated for the encroaching dusk.
New Blood
9
They are still spreading northward, encroaching upon the more peaceful Klemantan tribes.
The Pagan Tribes of Borneo / A Description of Their Physical Mor...
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My bare feet made ripples as I waded through the encroaching flood.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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The lights were unfocused prisms to him, the night diffused and encroaching.
Carrion comfort
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The flickering fire was barely enough to hold back the encroaching darkness.
The Irda (Children of the Stars)
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The human world is encroaching closer and closer to the wolf world.
Lone Wolf
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They drifted slowly and enigmatically, eldritch and eerie, ever encroaching, enveloping all.
Johannes cabal the necromancer
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Fergie and Brian Kidd, down on their knees, encroaching on the grass.
The Guardian
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Instead it crackled and popped, heat encroaching with every hiss and snap.
Coyote dreams
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Encroaching across language varieties
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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