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Prying

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Definitions for Prying

noun
offensive inquisitiveness
Synonyms
nosiness snoopiness
adjective
offensively curious or inquisitive
Synonyms
nosy nosey snoopy
Examples
  1. curious about the neighbor's doings
  2. he flipped through my letters in his nosy way
  3. prying eyes
  4. the snoopy neighbor watched us all day
verb
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
Synonyms
pry prise prize lever jimmy
Examples
  1. The burglar jimmied the lock
  2. Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
verb
be nosey
Synonyms
pry
Examples
  1. Don't pry into my personal matters!
verb
search or inquire in a meddlesome way
Synonyms
intrude horn in pry nose poke
Examples
  1. This guy is always nosing around the office
verb
make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
Synonyms
pry prise
Examples
  1. They pried the information out of him

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