meddling

English

Adjective

meddling

1. That meddles.

Synonyms

• annoying

Derived terms

• meddlingly

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: metiche, entremetido, entrometido (es), meterete (es), metijón, meticón, safrisco, entrépito (es), metichi (Latin America), metiches (Central America)

Noun

meddling (countable and uncountable, plural meddlings)

1. unwanted interference
   • 1835, William Osburn, Doctrinal Errors of the Apostolical and Early Fathers, page 30:

     It had been well, if these dishonest meddlings with existing books had stopped here.

Verb

meddling

1. present participle and gerund of meddle

See also

• fair to meddling