Meddling Meaning
/mˈɛdəlɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjThat meddles.
noununwanted interference
"It had been well, if these dishonest meddlings with existing books had stopped here."— 1835, William Osburn, Doctrinal Errors of the Apostolical and Early Fathers, page 30:
nounAn instance of meddling.
"I learned more about it than most people because triffids were my job, and the firm I worked for was intimately, if not very gracefully, concerned in their public appearance. Nevertheless, their true origin still remains obscure. My own belief, for what that is worth, is that they were the outcome of a series of ingenious biological meddlings - and very likely accidental, at that."— 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 27:
verbpresent participle and gerund of meddle
Sentence Examples
I have no intention of meddling in your affairs.
I don't have any intention of meddling into your affairs.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ neighbor constantly opened our mail and read our private correspondence without permission.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The young boy was always ____ in his older sister's business, which often led to loud arguments.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ neighbor constantly opened our mail and read our private correspondence without permission.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The young boy was always ____ in his older sister's business, which often led to loud arguments.