meddled; meddling
ˈmed-liŋ,
ˈme-dᵊl-iŋ
: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern : interfere without right or propriety (see propriety sense 1)
… I never meddle in other people's private affairs …—
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard ShawExamples of meddle in a Sentence
please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well
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Beyond the precincts of fiction, of course, the world has a way of meddling with such bonds.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Chinese leaders have tried to tackle the problem by meddling with the markets.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
Doris Roberts, who portrayed Ray's meddling mother Marie, died in 2016 at 90, following a stroke.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
According to Lindsay, Padberg urged her to avoid meddling and let Neal and his team work with Amazon behind closed doors.
—Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Chinese leaders have tried to tackle the problem by meddling with the markets.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
Doris Roberts, who portrayed Ray's meddling mother Marie, died in 2016 at 90, following a stroke.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
According to Lindsay, Padberg urged her to avoid meddling and let Neal and his team work with Amazon behind closed doors.
—Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meddle. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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