Definitions for prying
Overview of noun prying
The noun prying has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. nosiness, prying, snoopiness
(offensive inquisitiveness)
Overview of verb pry
The verb pry has 4 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (3) pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy
(to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail")
2. (2) pry
(be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!")
3. (1) intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke
(search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office")
4. pry, prise
(make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him")
Overview of adj prying
The adj prying has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy
(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")
