Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prying"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pry \Pry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Prying}.]
To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or
lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prying \Pry"ing\, a.
Inspecting closely or impertinently.
Syn: Inquisitive; curious. See {Inquisitive}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prying
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" [syn: {nosy}, {nosey}, {snoopy}]
n : offensive inquisitiveness [syn: {nosiness}, {snoopiness}]
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