meddle
verb (used without object)
to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly.
is meddling
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present progressiveof meddle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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For the past month the gang has attacked Kenya, claiming the country's government is "meddling in Sudanese affairs".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023
And while some other scientists worried this is meddling with Nature, Hughes said the rapidly warming planet leaves no other options.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
Though the 92-year-old Seattle voter has never before voted with Eyman, she worries the company run by Jeff Bezos is meddling too much.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2019
Nationalist leaders in Myanmar will be watching the visit closely, amid growing anger over the perception that the international community is meddling in Myanmar’s internal affairs.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2017
But this is meddling with the province of the melancholy Jaques, and our argument is Rosalind.
From Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
