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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All's fair in love and war — an idiom that Cressida (second from left, played by Jessica Madsen) and her meddling mama would do well to remember while courting the Prince!
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead of meddling in the permitting process, the president should send a recovery package to Congress to help families rebuild, Newsom said, citing a letter from a bipartisan delegation of California legislators that called for federal funding.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
So there has been a quiet uproar behind the scenes in the automotive world after Peugeot designers dared to meddle with one of the cornerstones of car design.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
Others have urged him to stop meddling with allies.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead of meddling in the permitting process, the president should send a recovery package to Congress to help families rebuild, Newsom said, citing a letter from a bipartisan delegation of California legislators that called for federal funding.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
So there has been a quiet uproar behind the scenes in the automotive world after Peugeot designers dared to meddle with one of the cornerstones of car design.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
Others have urged him to stop meddling with allies.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for meddle
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meddle. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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