Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meddling

/mˈɛdəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
med-dling
IPA
/mˈɛdəlɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That meddles.

noun

unwanted interference

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An instance of meddling.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of meddle

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How do you pronounce meddling?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛdəlɪŋ/.
What does meddling mean?
That meddles.

How to pronounce meddling

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