meddling

UK: /ˈmɛd^əlɪŋ/

From the verb meddle: (⇒ conjugate)

meddling is: ⓘ

v pres p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

med•dle /ˈmɛdəl/   v. [no object] , -dled, -dling. 

1. to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation:
   Stop meddling in our affairs and leave us alone!

med•dler, n. [countable]
med•dle•some /ˈmɛdəlsəm/  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

med•dle  (med′l), v.i., -dled, -dling. 

1. to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation;
   interfere officiously and unwantedly:
   Stop meddling in my personal life!

• Vulgar Latin *misculāre, frequentative of Latin miscēre to mix
• Old French me(s)dler, variant of mesler (French mêler)
• Middle English medlen 1250–1300

med′dler, n. 
med′dling•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

intervene, intrude, pry.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

meddle / ˈmɛd^əl/ verb (intransitive)

1. (usually followed by with) to interfere officiously or annoyingly
2. (usually followed by in) to involve oneself unwarrantedly

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French medler, ultimately from Latin miscēre to mix

ˈmeddler noun

ˈmeddling adjective