invading

[ UK /ɪnvˈe‍ɪdɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈveɪdɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. involving invasion or aggressive attack
    invasive war
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How To Use invading In A Sentence

  • It is the T-cells which stimulate the B cells to produce the necessary antibodies to protect the body against an invading pathogen.
  • It is the T-cells which stimulate the B cells to produce the necessary antibodies to protect the body against an invading pathogen.
  • The locals will have to stay resolute in the face of the invading British hordes, but it's hard to imagine they would ever be willing to swap chorizo and fino for burgers and beer.
  • Evans sees tree of heaven and Japanese barberry, garlic mustard and stilt grass invading the heart of the forest.
  • They cheer as they spill out of their cars, scrambling up the wrought-iron gate and backflipping into the yard like an invading army. THE EXILE OF GIGI LANE
  • Unprivileged belligerency is not a violation of the law of war for Omar Khadr any more than it would be for you to fight against an invading army to protect your home and family. Balkinization
  • My mother was upset about his appearance here, not least because she felt it was invading her privacy.
  • These are (1) the production in the blood of an antidote to the toxin or poison elaborated by the invading microbe -- an antitoxin, which chemically neutralises the toxin; (2) the production in the blood of the attacked animal of a "germicidal" poison which repels and kills the attacking microbes themselves (not merely neutralising their poisonous products); (3) the extermination of the intrusive, disease-producing microbes by a kind of police, which scour the blood channels and tissues and "eat up" -- actually engulf and digest -- the hostile intruders. More Science From an Easy Chair
  • Residents need not fear an invading horde of Iceni warriors, for it is the 16 ft tall statue of Colchester's first lady that is making a comeback.
  • It feels as if a government ministry has just abandoned the place in the face of an invading army. Times, Sunday Times
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