Overview of noun prying

The noun prying has 1 sense

• nosiness, prying, snoopiness -- (offensive inquisitiveness)

Overview of verb pry

The verb pry has 4 senses

• 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")


• pry -- (be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!")


• intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke -- (search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office")


• pry, prise -- (make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him")

Overview of adj prying

The adj prying has 1 sense

• 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")