meddle (redirected from meddles)

med·dle  (mdl)

intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles

1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere. See Synonyms at interfere.

2. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper.

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[Middle English medlen, from Anglo-Norman medler, variant of Old French mesler, from Vulgar Latin *misculre, to mix thoroughly, from Latin miscre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.]

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meddler (mdlr, mdl-r) n.

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meddle

Verb

[-dling, -dled] to interfere annoyingly [Old French medler]

meddler n
meddlesome adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

meddle - intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!" tamper intervene, step in, interfere, interpose - get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"

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meddle

verb interfere, intervene, tamper, intrude, pry, butt in, interpose, stick your nose in (informal) put your oar in, intermeddle, put your two cents in U.S. (slang)

Translations

meddle [ˈmɛdl] vi to meddle in → entrometerse en;

to meddle with sth → manosear algo

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meddle [ˈmɛdl] vi to meddle in → se mêler de, s'occuper de;

to meddle with → toucher à

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meddle [ˈmɛdl] vi to meddle (in) → sich einmischen (in +acc);

to meddle with sb → sich mit jdm einlassen;

to meddle with sth (tamper) → sich dat an etw dat zu schaffen machen

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meddle [ˈmɛdl] vi to meddle in → immischiarsi in, mettere le mani in;

to meddle with → toccare