MEDDLING Definition & Meaning

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meddling

[ med-ling ]

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adjective

interfering or getting involved in a matter without any right or invitation:
Comedic complications arise when a meddling friend attempts to rekindle the spark in the couple’s tired marriage.

noun

the act or habit of interfering or getting involved in something without any right or invitation:
The company will work independently, and there won't be any meddling by the government.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of meddling¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; meddle ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective; meddle ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun

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Antony Fisher, who was a chicken farmer, was exasperated by what he saw as the meddling of the Egg Marketing Board.

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In Poeni village there's less talk of values and of Russian meddling, more about the money in their pockets.

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Trump had earlier pulled security clearances of more than four dozen former intelligence officials whom he accused of meddling in the 2020 election in Biden's favour without providing evidence.

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Earlier this year, Canadian media released reports, many based on leaked intelligence, about detailed claims of Chinese meddling in the country's last two federal elections.

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The idea was to free the health service from political meddling – with ministers instead setting the wider strategy, but stepping back from getting involved on a daily basis.

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