meddle

verb

ˈme-dᵊl How to pronounce meddle (audio)
Definition of meddlenext
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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Recent Examples of meddle The executive class views meddling from the owner’s suite as part of the job. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Which of these adults will have their real estate crimes interrupted by those meddling kids and their puppy? — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Trump has continued to meddle with the Fed, including reinstating an effort on weak evidence to fire Governor Lisa Cook. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 There are already examples of people meddling in real-world events for a payout. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meddle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meddle
  1. interfere
  2. mess
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  • The terms of the restraining order will bar Gupta and his gallery from interfering at all with Longcraft’s interest in the works.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026
  • If a person interferes or one step fails, the system can adjust its plan and retry rather than requiring the entire task to be restarted.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of interfere
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  • That book really messed me up in the sense of nothing is promised.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Had a couple calls in here that messed it up a little bit, but that’s the game.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of mess

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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddle. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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