Prying has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
offensive inquisitiveness
2
The act of one who pries.
Verb
1
present participle of pry
Adjective
1
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"
Example Sentences
"curious about the neighbor's doings"
adjective
"he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"
adjective
"prying eyes"
adjective
"the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)