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Definition
interfere (in another's affairs or business); or handle (something that shouldn't be handled)
- "God pardon me!" he subjoined ere long; "and man meddle not with me: I have her, and will hold her."Chapter 23 (86% in)
- He is a harsh man; at once pompous and meddling; he cut off our hair; and for economy's sake bought us bad needles and thread, with which we could hardly sew."Chapter 13 (53% in)
- There is no one to meddle, sir.Chapter 23 (86% in)
There are no more uses of "meddle" in Jane Eyre.
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