meddle
verb (used without object)
to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly.
meddled
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past participleof meddle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof meddle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
meddleverb (used without object)to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly.
Example Sentences
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The two were part of an FBI task force on foreign influence in U.S. elections that was set up after Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Among other things, last week she reached out and meddled in a case over which she had no jurisdiction, plucking the matter back from the appeals court where it was properly pending.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2025
This report shows sub-postmasters' accounts were meddled with "on an industrial scale", he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
For a while CNN was owned by AT&T. I interacted directly with the CEO of AT&T, and in my experience he never meddled with our with our truthful news coverage.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2023
He then went on to disclaim that “any person who knew either of us could possibly believe that either meddled in that dirty work.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
