American English pronunciation
How to pronounce prying
IPA transcription: [p'ɹaɪɪŋ]
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Noun
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offensive inquisitiveness
Verb
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search or inquire in a meddlesome way
“This guy is always nosing around the office”
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to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :
“The burglar jimmied the lock”
“Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail”
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be nosey
“Don't pry into my personal matters!”
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make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
“They pried the information out of him”
Adjective
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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”
Usage examples
- A professor, a provincial professor, always prying.