as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well
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This was made more difficult by the fact that the region was fertile ground for meddling by China, Myanmar, and Pakistan.
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
With his fourth corner 3-pointer in as many tries — three of them launched in front of OKC’s meddling sideline — Watson spun around and trash-talked his irritants, gleefully backpedaling to the end of the floor that he’s actually meant to dominate.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
There is no doubt that Russian hackers and human agents meddled in the 2016 and 2020 elections.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
The next one wasn’t as nice — another short stay, this time with a meddling landlord.
—Haley Mlotek, Curbed, 14 Feb. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
With his fourth corner 3-pointer in as many tries — three of them launched in front of OKC’s meddling sideline — Watson spun around and trash-talked his irritants, gleefully backpedaling to the end of the floor that he’s actually meant to dominate.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
There is no doubt that Russian hackers and human agents meddled in the 2016 and 2020 elections.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
The next one wasn’t as nice — another short stay, this time with a meddling landlord.
—Haley Mlotek, Curbed, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meddle
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddle. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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