The committee's meddling in the research protocol delayed the experiment by several weeks, frustrating the lead scientist.
委员会对研究方案的干涉使实验推迟了数周，令首席科学家感到沮丧。
Which choice best defines “meddling”?
A — The act of interfering in something. “meddling” means the act of interfering in something.
Which word means “the act of interfering in something”?
C — meddling. “meddling” means the act of interfering in something.
meddling — the act of interfering in something. In Chinese: 干涉，干预.
meddling is pronounced /ˈmɛdlɪŋ/.
The committee's meddling in the research protocol delayed the experiment by several weeks, frustrating the lead scientist. (委员会对研究方案的干涉使实验推迟了数周，令首席科学家感到沮丧。)
interference, intrusion, intervention — all close in meaning to meddling (the act of interfering in something).
noninterference, detachment — each the opposite of meddling (the act of interfering in something).
Yes. meddling is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.