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   meddle

   /ˈmɛdl/

   verb

   • 1. interfere in something that is not one's concern: "I don't want him meddling in our affairs" Similar interferebutt inintrudeinterveneinterlopeprypokenosebusybodyinterposeobtrudethrustinformal:stick one's nose inhorn inmuscle insnoopput/stick one's oar inmess withkibitzarchaic:intermeddlefiddleinterferetampertinkermonkeytouch/handle without permissionfingerinformal:dick aroundmuck about/aroundOpposite mind one's own businessleave alone
   • ▪ touch or handle (something) without permission: "you have no right to come in here meddling with my things"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘mingle, mix’): from Old French medler, variant of mesler, based on Latin miscere ‘to mix’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. meddler noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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