Prying

//ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who pries.

    "That it is wrongful to do a thing in that it is grubby in the way in which pryings for the sake of prurient interest are grubby, does not by itself make doing the thing an infringement of a claim."

  2. 2
    offensive inquisitiveness wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pry form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    offensively curious or inquisitive wordnet

Synonyms

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curiousbusybusybodycuriositydelvingdigging

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"The burglar was caught in the act of prying open the window."

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