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PRYING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Offensive inquisitiveness

Synonyms:

nosiness; prying; snoopiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("prying" is a kind of...):

curiousness; inquisitiveness (a state of active curiosity)

Derivation:

pry (be nosey)

pry (make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry)

pry (search or inquire in a meddlesome way)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Offensively curious or inquisitive

Example:

the snoopy neighbor watched us all day

Synonyms:

nosey; nosy; prying; snoopy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

curious (eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns))

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb pry

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