- pronunciation:
- me
dl
- features:
- Homophone Note
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
meddles, meddling, meddled |
definition: |
to take part in matters that concern someone else, without being asked; interfere.
Don't meddle with my plans for the weekend.- synonyms:
- interfere, nose, snoop
- similar words:
- intrude, mess, pry
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related words: |
root |
derivations: |
meddlingly (adv.), meddler (n.) |
The words
meddle and
medal (an award) sound alike but have different meanings.