prying

/หˆpษนaษช.ษชล‹/

IPA: /P R AY1 IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To look where one is not welcome; to be nosy.

  2. 2

    To keep asking about something that does not concern one.

  3. 3

    To look closely and curiously at (something closed or not public).

verb
  1. 1

    To use leverage to open or widen.

    syn:prise (British English)prize
noun
  1. 1

    The act of one who pries.

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