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    prying
    /ˈprʌɪɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. excessively interested in a person's private affairs; too inquisitive: "she felt there was no place where she could escape from the prying eyes"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRYING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PRYING definition: 1. present participle of pry 2. to try to find out private facts about a person: 3. to move or…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pryingPrying Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PRYING is inquisitive in an annoying, officious, or meddlesome way. How to use prying in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Prying.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pryPry Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to raise, move, or pull apart with a lever : prize. 2. : to extract, detach, or open with difficulty. pried the secret out of my sister. pry. 3 of 3. noun. 1. : a tool for prying. 2. : leverage. Synonyms. Verb (1) butt in. interfere. interlope. intermeddle.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRYING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to move or lift something by pressing a tool against a fixed point: [ + adj ] The car trunk had been pried open and all her equipment was gone.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PRY definition: 1. to try to find out private facts about a person: 2. to move or lift something by pressing a…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRYING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. that pries; looking or searching curiously. 2. impertinently or unnecessarily curious or inquisitive. SYNONYMS 1. peeping, peering, peeking. 2. nosy. See curious. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. pryingly. adverb.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pryingPrying - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Someone who's prying has a tendency to snoop into other people's private business. You may notice your prying neighbor peeking through his curtains whenever you have company. It's human nature to be curious, but when curiosity is taken too far, it's prying.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    5 meanings: 1. to make an impertinent or uninvited inquiry (about a private matter, topic, etc) 2. the act of prying 3. a.... Click for more definitions.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishpry verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

    Definition of pry verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › pryingPrying - definition of prying by The Free Dictionary

    prying - offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"