prying

  • 11prying — Synonyms and related words: busy, busybody, curious, delving, digging, fishing, forward, impertinent, in search of, inquisitive, inquisitorial, loaded for bear, looking for, meddlesome, meddling, nosy, obtrusive, officious, out for, out for bear …

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  • 12prying — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. intrusive, meddlesome, nosy*; see inquisitive , meddlesome . See Synonym Study at inquisitive …

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  • 13prying — pry·ing || praɪɪŋ adj. glancing, peeking; nosy, meddlesome; curious, inquisitive praɪ v. look curiously, peep, peer; meddle, interfere; force open, wrest open with a crowbar or similar tool …

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  • 14prying — a. Curious, inquisitive, peering, peeping, scrutinizing …

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  • 15prying — adj 1. peeking, peeping, peering; inspecting, surveying, scanning; studying, scrutinizing, examining; searching, prowling, investigating; snooping, snoopy, spying, eavesdropping; ogling, gaping, gawking, craning, goggling, Inf. rubbernecking;… …

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  • 16prying — pry•ing [[t]ˈpraɪ ɪŋ[/t]] adj. impertinently or unnecessarily curious or inquisitive • Etymology: 1950–55 pry′ing•ly, adv …

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  • 17prying — /ˈpraɪɪŋ/ (say pruying) adjective 1. that pries; looking or searching curiously. 2. unduly curious; inquisitive. {pry1 + ing2} –pryingly, adverb …

  • 18prying tool —    A tool which can be used to forcibly open a locked door/cover by applying leverage to the door/cover at one of its edges …

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  • 19over-prying — …

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