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Meanings of meddle in English

To intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly.

Synonyms
Examples for "tamper"
Examples for "tamper"
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Generics manufacturers said they do not view tamper resistance as the answer.
Reuters
2
There are things in the world with which we may not tamper.
The Blind Spot
3
You have no right to tamper with the one or the other.
The Education of Catholic Girls
4
No one could tamper with the coating now without it being obvious.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
5
He never had the ghost of a chance to tamper with it.
The Lost Ambassador; Or, The Search For The Missing Delora
Usage of meddle in English
1
Let us hope he does not meddle enough to get himself home.
The lost books of the odyssey
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The Russian government has denied it tried to meddle in the elections.
Reuters
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He also told the United States not to meddle in Russian elections.
The Irish Times
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But the parliament were forbidden by authority to meddle in the affair.
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
5
Russia denies allegations that it has sought to meddle in foreign elections.
Reuters
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Hitler, meanwhile, began to meddle with the German general staff's operational plan.
A writer at war: vasily grossman with the red army
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There is no reason to meddle with the ecology tax, he said.
The Irish Times
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The snag is that this government has seemingly continued to meddle itself.
Reuters
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He is singularly stupid and ill-bred to meddle in such a matter.
Without a Home
10
I wonder how she dares meddle in his concerns as she does.
Deerbrook
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I saw the youth meddle with them-hethat came for the boy.
The Prince and the Pauper
12
The civilized Indians have no energy, and the savage would not meddle.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson / Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of ...
13
As for the friar-theydid not like to meddle with the Church.
The House of Walderne / A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in...
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He would never meddle in other matters, nor try to understand them.
The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories
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It does not concern me, and I will not meddle with it.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 10
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If the Boers meddle with them you will be able to fight.
With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader
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Meddle through the time
Meddle across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common