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
He worries Galanda’s aggressive lobbying may be winning over federal bureaucrats and says the lawyer, a member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes of California, is meddling.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 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
NDI president Ken Wollack denies his organization is meddling, or trying to foment revolution or regime change in any country.
From Reuters ● Feb. 9, 2012
‘Now,’ he said, ‘who in the devil is meddling at Quebec?’
From The Road to Frontenac by Samuel Merwin
