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—
G. B. Shaw
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Examples of meddle in a Sentence
please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well
Recent Examples on the Web
Netanyahu was meddling in their affairs and, worse, trying to coerce them to accept the Kahanist outcasts.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
The Kremlin meddled in the 2016 election, attempting to tip the scales in Trump’s favor.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar raised a complaint frequently heard among Modi’s supporters: that the United States is moralizing, overbearing and prone to meddling.
—Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Silent on Trump’s trials: The president’s advisers and allies say Trump is in enough difficulty without Biden appearing to meddle in his trouble for political gain.
—Jana Kasperkevic, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2024
To Palestinians watching the world meddle with their fate, most alarming is the prevailing wisdom among U.S. politicians that bringing in a technocratic leader, independent of political factions, would somehow be the magic wand that will fix the PA.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
However, one urgent matter that needs more attention pertains to how some states, now including California, are meddling in the federal system over veterans’ disability benefits.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
But both of those arguments are fatally flawed for the same reason: Government is already meddling in this private sector — to the tune of billions of dollars in subsidies.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
Research in the expanding field of space medicine has identified many ways in which a microgravity environment and other factors can meddle with the human body during space missions.
—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
The Kremlin meddled in the 2016 election, attempting to tip the scales in Trump’s favor.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar raised a complaint frequently heard among Modi’s supporters: that the United States is moralizing, overbearing and prone to meddling.
—Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Silent on Trump’s trials: The president’s advisers and allies say Trump is in enough difficulty without Biden appearing to meddle in his trouble for political gain.
—Jana Kasperkevic, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2024
To Palestinians watching the world meddle with their fate, most alarming is the prevailing wisdom among U.S. politicians that bringing in a technocratic leader, independent of political factions, would somehow be the magic wand that will fix the PA.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024
However, one urgent matter that needs more attention pertains to how some states, now including California, are meddling in the federal system over veterans’ disability benefits.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
But both of those arguments are fatally flawed for the same reason: Government is already meddling in this private sector — to the tune of billions of dollars in subsidies.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
Research in the expanding field of space medicine has identified many ways in which a microgravity environment and other factors can meddle with the human body during space missions.
—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meddle. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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