meddle
to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
Origin of meddle
1Other words for meddle
Other words from meddle
- med·dler, noun
- o·ver·med·dle, verb (used without object), o·ver·med·dled, o·ver·med·dling.
- un·med·dled, adjective
Words that may be confused with meddle
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How to use meddle in a sentence
Google, the Great Meddler in the Cloud, asks why we would resist strapping cameras and televisions to our heads.
It definitely gives the Republican case against Obama as a big government meddler more credibility.
Whipping the long, keen blade from its sheath, Marius bore down upon the rash meddler.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini"We can make it very uncomfortable for the fourth meddler," Crenshaw threatened, eyeing the figure on the bed.
The Cab of the Sleeping Horse | John Reed ScottAgnes was about sixty years old, an ex-slave, a meddler, and liar.
Negro Tales | Joseph Seamon Cotter
I won't interfere—any more'n I can help, being an old meddler by taste.
The Clarion | Samuel Hopkins AdamsThe publication of “The Meddler” is at least one step in the right direction; it is full of fun of the lightest, healthiest sort.
Psyche | Louis Couperus
British Dictionary definitions for meddle
/ (ˈmɛdəl) /
(usually foll by with) to interfere officiously or annoyingly
(usually foll by in) to involve oneself unwarrantedly: to meddle in someone's private affairs
Origin of meddle
1Derived forms of meddle
- meddler, noun
- meddling, adjective
- meddlingly, adverb
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