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What (who) is MEDDLED - definition
Meddled
·Impf & ·p.p. of Meddle.
meddle
1971 STUDIO ALBUM BY PINK FLOYD
Meddle (Pink Floyd album); Meddle Tour; Meddle (album); Meddle tour
¦ verb (usu. meddle in/with) interfere in something that is not one's concern.
Derivatives
meddler noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'mix'): from OFr. medler, var. of mesler, based on L. miscere 'to mix'.
Meddle
1971 STUDIO ALBUM BY PINK FLOYD
Meddle (Pink Floyd album); Meddle Tour; Meddle (album); Meddle tour
III. Meddle ·vi To interest or engage one's self; to have to do;
- / a good sense.
IV. Meddle ·vi To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub another's property without permission;
- often followed by with or in.
Examples of use of MEDDLED
1. Instead, he said, "I agree." His critique is not that we‘ve meddled too much but that we haven‘t meddled enough.
2. Silak Lakkian, head of the hospital, has complained about how US troops meddled into their operations.
3. Spokesmen for the government deny that ministers have meddled in judicial affairs.
4. On Sunday, Rove brushed off suggestions that he meddled in Siegelman‘s case.
5. An inspection of the chutes lead us to believe they could have been meddled with.