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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
meddles, meddling, meddled |
| definition 1: |
to interfere in matters concerning someone else, without authorization or request.
I want your sister to stop meddling in our affairs.The governor complained that the federal government was excessively meddling in state matters.- synonyms:
- interfere, interlope, nose, snoop
- similar words:
- butt in, encroach, intervene, intrude, kibitz, mess, poke, pry
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| definition 2: |
to deal with or use something without knowing or caring what one is doing; tamper.
Don't meddle with that machine, or you'll cause damage to it.
- synonyms:
- tamper
- similar words:
- bother, fiddle, fidget, fool, mess, monkey, putz
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| derivations: |
meddlingly (adv.), meddler (n.) |
The words meddle and medal (an award) sound alike but have different meanings.
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