MEDDLING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of altering something secretly or improperly
   Synonym(s)
   • tampering (what does tampering mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) meddling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change of state (what does change of state mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • meddle (what does meddle mean?)
   • tamper (what does tamper mean?)
   • meddle (what does meddle mean?)
   • tamper (what does tamper mean?)

MEDDLING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
   Synonym(s)
   • busy (what does busy mean?)
   • busybodied (what does busybodied mean?)
   • interfering (what does interfering mean?)
   • meddlesome (what does meddlesome mean?)
   • officious (what does officious mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an interfering old woman
   • bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
   • busy about other people’’s business
   Similar To
   • intrusive (what does intrusive mean?)