Crossword clues for meddled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Meddle \Med"dle`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Meddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Meddling.] [OE. medlen to mix, OF. medler, mesler, F. m[^e]ler, LL. misculare, a dim. fr. L. miscere to mix.
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To mix; to mingle. [Obs.]
More to know Did never meddle with my thoughts.
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To interest or engage one's self; to have to do; -- in a good sense. [Obs.]
--Barrow.Study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business.
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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.
Why shouldst thou meddle to thy hurt?
--2 Kings xiv. 10.The civil lawyers . . . have meddled in a matter that belongs not to them.
--Locke.To meddle and make, to intrude one's self into another person's concerns. [Archaic]
--Shak.Syn: To interpose; interfere; intermeddle.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: meddle)
Usage examples of "meddled".
I can only believe that both Rhoslyn and Pasgen meddled with their patrons' minds.
But if you had not first meddled with the Gate, it would not have failed so catastrophically, and I would not have nearly been rendered witless and useless.
I snatched Harry off his horse onto Miralys and ran like a frightened rabbit to my own Gate—only Pasgen had meddled with it—"
He should never have meddled with this child, who is too important, too close to the real power in Logres.
Pasgen had meddled with my Gate and instead of bringing me to Logres, it destroyed itself and threw me and Harry out into Wormegay Hold.
It was a dangerous step—she had been reared on tales of what befell those” who meddled in arts to which they were not trained, and at first she sought to compromise.
She had meddled in sorcery, by his standards she was an evil woman, and he would condemn her for betraying Gorlois, he would come to avenge his master.
There had been power, not these tame mouthings of the doings of their God who had meddled about, turning water into wine, which would be blasphemy anyway to the gifts of the Goddess.
If I had not meddled, you would have remained unwed, and still be breaking all our hearts—would he not, Gwen?
Eilan had died in the fire, and three of her priestesses with her and Kevin’s deed was not treachery alone, but blasphemy, as when Eilan had meddled with the voice of the Goddess.
If I had not meddled, you would have remained unwed, and still be breaking all our hearts-would he not, Gwen?
Eilan had died in the fire, and three of her priestesses with her and Kevin's deed was not treachery alone, but blasphemy, as when Eilan had meddled with the voice of the Goddess.
Thirty-three years before, James and Gwyneth O'Connor had meddled with powers that should have been left alone.
And so, because you have meddled in my realm, I offered to speak with you for her.