meddle

[US]/ˈmedl/
[UK]/ˈmedl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. interfere, intervene in other people's affairs.

Phrases & Collocations

stop meddling

meddle in

meddle with

Example Sentences

Don't meddle in my affairs.

I hope he doesn’t try to meddle in my affairs.

Do not meddle in things that do not concern you.

Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it.

'Rough as a saw-edge, and hard as whinstone! The less you meddle with him the better.'

(1) No person shall interfere or meddle with or move in any way any of the Company's mobile equipment or trucks, or make use of its tramlines except with the permission of an official of the Company.

A blacksmith once said to me, when…asked why he was not both blacksmith and whitesmith, "The smith that will meddle with all things may go shoe the gosling."

Real-world Examples

That's what happens when you meddle. - Phoebe's gonna say yes? That's great.

Source: Friends Season 9

No. We are not meddling like that.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

Mainland officials might be tempted to meddle.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

So you decided to meddle in my love life?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

A spring wedding? It's up to you, dear. We don't want to meddle.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 1

" Some one of meddling with the Machine-" they began.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

Awful things happen to wizards who meddle with time.

Source: Films

On Wednesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry denied that the United States was meddling in Ukraine's internal politics.

Source: People in the Know

I always meddle in things that don't concern me.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

Do you have any idea what you're meddling with?

Source: Lost Girl Season 3

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