as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
an interfering woman by nature, she was precisely the kind of mother-in-law that every new bride dreads
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as in messing
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a strong resentment of outsiders who attempted to interfere with their traditional ways of doing things
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Recent Examples of interfering
Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The engineers explain that the robot’s balance and locomotion have been trained in a simulated environment with slopes, obstacles, and interfering forces, where it has been run for hundreds of thousands of virtual hours.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Fiscal rules left broken Officials in Brussels are unlikely to want to appear to be interfering in domestic political affairs, but the pressure is on for Paris to embark on some serious fiscal consolidation — and fast.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The Kremlin has repeatedly denied interfering in foreign elections.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Particle has also accused Epic of defaming the company and interfering in its business relations.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The performer filed a complaint in a California district court on Tuesday requesting the cancellation of Paisley Park's pending applications for the Apollonia name, and is also seeking an injunction to stop the estate from interfering in her use of her stage name.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That approach works better, interfering less with the maestro’s performance(s), while sleight of hand allows the actor to appear opposite himself in a handful of scenes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
The complaint, if upheld by the board next month, could be forwarded to the Lake County Prosecutor’s office in reference to electioneering, interfering in the polls and interfering with an election officer.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
Here the president is running roughshod over state and local governments that are not interfering in the federal government’s work.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The engineers explain that the robot’s balance and locomotion have been trained in a simulated environment with slopes, obstacles, and interfering forces, where it has been run for hundreds of thousands of virtual hours.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Fiscal rules left broken Officials in Brussels are unlikely to want to appear to be interfering in domestic political affairs, but the pressure is on for Paris to embark on some serious fiscal consolidation — and fast.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The Kremlin has repeatedly denied interfering in foreign elections.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Particle has also accused Epic of defaming the company and interfering in its business relations.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The performer filed a complaint in a California district court on Tuesday requesting the cancellation of Paisley Park's pending applications for the Apollonia name, and is also seeking an injunction to stop the estate from interfering in her use of her stage name.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That approach works better, interfering less with the maestro’s performance(s), while sleight of hand allows the actor to appear opposite himself in a handful of scenes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
The complaint, if upheld by the board next month, could be forwarded to the Lake County Prosecutor’s office in reference to electioneering, interfering in the polls and interfering with an election officer.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfering
Adjective
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At 40 of the country’s busiest airports, flights coming and going will be reduced by 10% this week.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The shutdown’s ripple effects spread across nearly every part of the air travel network Friday, with the nation’s busiest airports hit hardest.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The last two seasons have proven that the team starts off slow, which ends up messing their chances of making the playoffs.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There also are characters straight from the David Lynch school of the bizarre, including the menacing figure who warns Ron to stop snooping around and the bearer of a disturbing story about a manufacturing job that requires being nude.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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As Mercury and Pluto clash, snooping in someone’s business lands you in hot water.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tonight, after poking the bear, this bear roared.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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There are also dual Akrapvoic exhausts poking out the rear, framed by slim taillights.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Plus, according to a game warden and wildlife biologist from Texas Park and Wildlife, intervening in an attempt to help an animal like this one often causes more harm than good.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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During the board’s October meeting, dozens of parents flooded the chambers to support Hart and requested that the board update its policy around intervening in emergency situations.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Interfering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interfering. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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