meddle
verb (used without object)
to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly.
was meddling
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past progressiveof meddle.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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“Some expressed concerns that the federal government was meddling in an area where it does not belong,” he added.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
Australia’s tensions with China date back years, when it began to push back on what it said was meddling by Beijing in its government, universities and other institutions.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2020
But, certainly, there was meddling and probably there was meddling from other countries and maybe other individuals.
From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2018
Ecuador said Tuesday that it restricted access to private communications at its embassy in the United Kingdom after accusations that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was meddling in the U.S. presidential election.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2016
It wasn’t only the federal government that was meddling in the tribe’s financial affairs.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
