verb
- past tense of meddle; interfered in something that is not one’s concern
Usage: often followed by ‘with’ or ‘in’
Examples
- She meddled in her neighbor’s personal affairs.
- The politician meddled with the investigation.
- He meddled in matters that didn’t concern him.
- They meddled with the equipment and broke it.
- The parents meddled in their adult children’s decisions.
- Someone meddled with the files on my computer.