Associations to the word «Prying»

Wiktionary

PRYING, verb. Present participle of pry
PRYING, noun. The act of one who pries.

Dictionary definition

PRYING, noun. Offensive inquisitiveness.
PRYING, adjective. 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".

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