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Meddling

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Noun

1. meddling, tampering

the act of altering something secretly or improperly

Adjective

2. busy, busybodied, interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

Example Sentences:
'an interfering old woman'
'bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself'
'busy about other people's business'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Meddling

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verb (intransitive)
1. (usually foll by with)
to interfere officiously or annoyingly
2. (usually foll by in)
to involve oneself unwarrantedly
to meddle in someone's private affairs

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Meddling

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈmeddled or ˈmeddling
1. 
to concern oneself with or take part in other people's affairs without being asked or needed; interfere (in or with)
2. 
to tamper (with)
3.  Obsolete
to mingle; combine
verb transitive
4.  Obsolete
to mix; mingle

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Meddling

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intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles
1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere.
2. To handle something carelessly or ignorantly; tamper: Don't meddle with my phone!

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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