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 ).
was interfering
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past progressiveof interfere.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Exorcist II” suffered from so much bad luck during production that cast members joked that the devil was interfering with production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Vance, of course, vehemently denied that he was interfering in any way.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026
City workers claimed Ray was interfering with their operations and in a “work zone,” but the suit contends other members of the public were able to walk through the area and he created no disruption.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
They found that the mutation was interfering with a DNA repair process , which occurs when there is a break in both strands of DNA.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
That dense blah, gray feeling was interfering with his thought processes.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
