"prying" in the noun sense
1. nosiness, prying, snoopiness
offensive inquisitiveness
"prying" in the verb sense
1. 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. pry
be nosey
"Don't pry into my personal matters!"
3. 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"
"prying" in the adjective sense
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"
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