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Definition
interfere (in another's affairs or business); or handle (something that shouldn't be handled)- She's always meddling in other people's business.
meddling = interfering (getting involved where not wanted)
- Don't meddle in my affairs!
- It was a bit late to repair the damage, but Harry swore to himself not to meddle in things that weren't his business from now on.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Only, another time do not meddle with my game.Rudyard Kipling -- The Jungle Book
- For some reason, my first year of school had wrought a great change in our relationship: Calpurnia's tyranny, unfairness, and meddling in my business had faded to gentle grumblings of general disapproval.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Harry was halfway toward it before he remembered what he'd promised himself about not meddling.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- I want no messing about when you go in! No touching, no meddling, and no tasting!Roald Dahl -- Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
- ...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—"Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- But, son, I am angry that thou shouldst meddle in the business that belongs to these dirty Assamese jungle folk.Rudyard Kipling -- The Jungle Book
- Well, he can make somebody's will so airtight can't anybody meddle with it.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- "Well, I'll learn her how to meddle.Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Who told you you might meddle with such hifalut'n foolishness, hey?Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Meddling with WHO?Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- 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.Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- 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.Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- The dead Tenorio who had meddled with the fate of Narciso and Ultima would be carted away from our hills.Rudolfo Anaya -- Bless Me, Ultima
- "Yes," said Astaroth, "but he has learned that little boys should not meddle in such big affairs.Henry H. Neff -- The Second Siege
- And if I deny your right, Mozart, to interfere with the Steppenwolf, and to meddle in his destiny?Hermann Hesse -- Steppenwolf
- Besides, I meddle not the least with any party, but write without passion, prejudice, or ill-will against any man, or number of men, whatsoever.Jonathan Swift -- Gulliver's Travels
- Nay, said sir Dinas, I shall never trust them that once betrayed me, and therefore, as ye have begun, so end, for I will never meddle with you.Thomas Malory -- Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I
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meddling = getting involved in things that are not his responsibility
meddling = interfering (in another's affairs or business); or handling (something that shouldn't be handled)
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meddle = interfere (with the stated desires)
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meddled = manipulated something that shouldn't be handled
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