'Prying' definitions:
Definition of 'prying'
From: WordNet
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" [syn: nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy]
noun
Offensive inquisitiveness [syn: nosiness, prying, snoopiness]
Definition of 'Prying'
From: GCIDE
- Pry \Pry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pried; p. pr. & vb. n. Prying.] To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Prying'
From: GCIDE
- Prying \Pry"ing\, a. Inspecting closely or impertinently. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Inquisitive; curious. See Inquisitive. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prying'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- busy,
- busybody,
- curious,
- delving,
- digging,
- fishing,
- forward,
- impertinent,
- in search of,
- inquisitive,
- inquisitorial,
- loaded for bear,
- looking for,
- meddlesome,
- meddling,
- nosy,
- obtrusive,
- officious,
- out for,
- out for bear,
- poking,
- presumptuous,
- probing,
- pushing,
- pushy,
- searching,
- self-appointed,
- snooping,
- snoopy