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Meaning of PRYING

Pronunciation:  'prIing

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  offensive inquisitiveness
  2. [adj]  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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 Synonyms: curious, nosey, nosiness, nosy, snoopiness, snoopy
 
 See Also: curiousness, inquisitiveness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pry"ing\, a.
Inspecting closely or impertinently.
Syn: Inquisitive; curious. See {Inquisitive}.
 

 

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