Definitions for MEDDLING
med·dling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. meddling, tamperingadjective

   the act of altering something secretly or improperly

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

   intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meddlingnoun

   Action of the verb meddle.

2. meddlingadjective

   That meddles.

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1. meddling

   A busybody, do-gooder, meddler, or marplot is someone who meddles in the affairs of others. An early study of the type was made by the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus in his typology, Characters, "In the proffered services of the busybody there is much of the affectation of kind-heartedness, and little efficient aid."Susanna Centlivre wrote a successful play, The Busie Body, which was first performed in 1709 and has been revived repeatedly since. It is a farce in which Marplot interferes in the romantic affairs of his friends and, despite being well-meaning, frustrates them. The characterisation of Marplot as a busybody whose "chief pleasure is knowing everybody's business" was so popular that he appeared as the title character in a sequel, Marplot. The name is a pun — mar / plot — and passed into the language as an eponym or personification of this type.

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1. meddling

   Meddling refers to the act of interfering, intruding or getting involved in a situation, often without invitation or necessity, and in a way that is not helpful and could potentially cause harm or complications. It involves trying to change or control something that is not one's responsibility or business.

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1. Meddling

   of Meddle

2. Meddlingadjective

   meddlesome

How to pronounce MEDDLING?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MEDDLING in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MEDDLING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of MEDDLING in a Sentence

1. Gary Greenberg:

   The problem is you need to let the market reach its own level rather than meddle, and they are meddling.

2. Kelly Schulz:

   The Democratic Governors Association decided to spend nearly $1 million to help Dan Cox. They're only doing this and meddling in our primary because they know that I am the only Republican who can win in November.

3. Jena Griswold:

   There are a lot of barriers being put up from the administration -- whether that's trying to force Americans to risk their very lives to cast a ballot, to meddling with the Post Office, sabotaging the way we deliver mail, to falsehoods and lies about vote by mail, so, I just think it's so important that every elected official, every elections official and every American citizen start sounding the alarm. The rhetoric coming out of the White House is something that you hear under dictatorships, not in the United States. We have to act. We can not allow him to tilt this election.

4. Mike McCaul:

   I am pleased to see the Obama administration is finally responding to Russian meddling, but these actions are long overdue. … For years I have pressed them to stand up to Russia … . I look forward to working with the incoming Trump administration to make sure that … our adversaries not to do it again.

5. John Bolton:

   The whole point of John Bolton was to show what John Bolton administration was doing to counter Russian meddling and other broader influence operations right now.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=MEDDLING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Meddling
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meddling
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MEDDLING