prying : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: prying	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for prying
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prying adj 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" Synonym(s): nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy n offensive inquisitiveness [syn: nosiness, prying, snoopiness]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prying \Pry"ing\, a. Inspecting closely or impertinently. Syn: Inquisitive; curious. See {Inquisitive}.