meddle
verb (used without object)
to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly.
have been meddling
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present perfect progressiveof meddle.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"We know the Iranians have been meddling," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told reporters last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
He must have been meddling where he had no business, for there was a piece of a lace ruffle found in his fingers.'
From Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune by Lever, Charles James
"Well, well," said the old gentleman, after a little, "others have been meddling; I think I will meddle a little."
From From Jest to Earnest by Roe, Edward Payson
I understand you have been meddling in my affairs.
From The High Calling by Sheldon, Charles Monroe
Her mother, who had been wondering who could have been meddling with her pill-box, came in.
From The Nursery, June 1873, Vol. XIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest People by Various
