interfere
verb (used without object)
to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed bywith ).
had been interfering
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past perfect progressiveof interfere.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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In August, U.N. experts said they had found solid evidence Rwanda had been interfering militarily in eastern Congo.
From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2022
If my current hero, the old telly, had been interfering with a delightful Bakelite wireless a few decades ago, I would still have been rooting for the older technology.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2020
Pogba was onside, but Morata had been interfering with play, and so the goal’s chalked out.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 15, 2015
Dean Bradley said the protesters departure was a "very reasonable" outcome and the presence of the camp had been interfering with some of the work of the cathedral.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2012
The woman had been a palace fixture since she’d been engaged as a wet nurse when Aurelia was born, and she had been interfering and even criticizing ever since.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
