PRYING

nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy

(adjective) 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”

nosiness, prying, snoopiness

(noun) offensive inquisitiveness

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

prying

present participle of pry

Noun

prying (plural pryings)

The act of one who pries.

Anagrams

• Pingry

Source: Wiktionary

Pry"ing, a.

Definition: Inspecting closely or impertinently.

Syn.

– Inquisitive; curious. See Inquisitive.

PRY

Pry, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. prize a lever. See Prize, n.]

Definition: A lever; also, leverage. [Local, U. S. & Eng.] Pry pole, the pole which forms the prop of a hoisting gin, and stands facing the windlass.

Pry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pried; p. pr. & vb. n. Prying.]

Definition: To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]

Pry, v. i. Etym: [OE. prien. Cf. Peer to peep.]

Definition: To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; -- often implying reproach. " To pry upon the stars." Chaucer. Watch thou and wake when others be asleep, To pry into the secrets of the state. Shak.

Pry, n.

Definition: Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition