All 6 Uses of
meddle
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Who told you you might meddle with such hifalut'n foolishness, hey?
Chpt 5meddle = interfere
- Well, I'll learn her how to meddle.
Chpt 5
- The duke told him to make himself free and easy, and if anybody ever come meddling around, he must hop out of the wigwam, and carry on a little, and fetch a howl or two like a wild beast, and he reckoned they would light out and leave him alone.
Chpt 24 *meddling = interfering
- I was in a sweat then, and watched him pretty keen. But he never meddled at all; just slid the lid along as soft as mush, and screwed it down tight and fast. So there I was! I didn't know whether the money was in there or not.
Chpt 27meddled = manipulated something that shouldn't be handled
- ...and she says: "WELL, you get all the enjoyment you can out of it NOW, for mind I tell you if I catch you meddling with him again—"
Chpt 42meddling = interfering
- Meddling with WHO?
Chpt 42
Definition:
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(meddle) interfere (in another's affairs or business); or handle (something that shouldn't be handled)