prying

Speech parts

1. prying - Noun

2. prying - Adjective

3. prying - Verb

5. prying - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Pry

Inspecting closely or impertinently.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

curious snoopy inquisitive nosy nosey nosiness snoopiness jimmy socratic snoop ferret forward interested seeking interference
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Antonyms

casual indifferent indifference careless inactivity immaterial
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Hypernyms

inquisitiveness curiousness

Phrases with the word

prying bar refrain from prying

Anagrams

Pingry Pyring

Examples

curious about the neighbor's doings Source: Internet

he flipped through my letters in his nosy way Source: Internet

prying eyes Source: Internet

the snoopy neighbor watched us all day Source: Internet

Charlie Woods’s deeper embrace of golf has afforded the public a rare view this weekend of another side of his famous father, one that Tiger Woods usually chooses to keep out of sight of the prying public: the devoted dad. Source: Internet

Chelsea legend Gianluca Vialli lost two-and-a-half stone during his fight, wearing thick jumpers under his shirt while working on Italian TV to dodge any prying questions over his shocking weight loss. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Prydniprovs'k pryer Pryeria sinica prying bar pryingly pryingness