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Definition of inserting : 1. A setting in.
2. of Insert
3. Something inserted or set in, as lace, etc., in garments.

Synonyms:

interposing, infiltrating, lodging, introducing, intruding, penetrating, injecting, insinuating, piercing

grafting, establishing, positioning, placing, locating, connecting, initiating, building in, fixing, implanting, rooting, instating, installing, embedding, setting up, planting, putting, ensconcing

Usage examples:

• " Come in, Sue," said Ella, pausing in the act of inserting a large bare arm into a sleeve almost large enough to accommodate Susan's head. - "Saturday's Child", Kathleen Norris.
• With a throb of half- incredulous delight I saw that he was standing on tiptoe, inserting it into some small hiding- place just under the edge of the iron roof. - "A Rogue by Compulsion", Victor Bridges.
• At this very moment, a mischievous waiting- woman, by inserting a knife, pushed up the hook of the double doors that formed the whole security of Adam and Eve. - "Cousin Betty", Honore de Balzac.