Associations to the word «Prying»
Noun
- Curiosity
- Spying
- Lid
- Intercom
- Gossip
- Landlady
- Eye
- Lever
- Terran
- Scrambling
- Secret
- Privacy
- Latch
- Handler
- Secrecy
- Reuben
- Drawer
- Guarding
- Conduit
- Disposition
- Digging
- Simulator
- Oat
- Psi
- Finger
- Recess
- Gaze
- Ventilation
- Spy
- Affair
- Neighbour
- Hide
- Classmate
- Amanda
- Curtain
- Ear
- Bait
- Hiding
- Lad
- Lock
- Inquiry
- Crack
- Lantern
- Pulling
- Knife
- Reporter
- Rumor
- Detective
- Keep
- Question
- Tool
- Grip
- Pencil
- Nat
- Mind
- Door
- Mystery
- Beth
- Motive
Adjective
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".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.