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prying

[prahy-ing]

adjective

  1. that pries; looking or searching curiously.

  2. impertinently or unnecessarily curious or inquisitive.

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Other Word Forms

  • pryingly adverb
  • pryingness noun
  • unprying adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prying1

First recorded in 1950–55; pry 1 + -ing 2
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Synonym Study

See curious.
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Example Sentences

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His version of self-examination had a way of prying open everyone from comedians to President Barack Obama in 2015, making his podcast the first to interview a sitting president.

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But there were occasions when he had to escape prying eyes, Nick recalled.

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"It was just a pitstop for a few days to get away from prying eyes," she said.

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"We thought with more people we might blend in more, but there were just more people looking at us. So we wanted to get away from prying eyes for a few days," she said.

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At a secret location away from prying eyes, Ukrainian engineers test a long-range drone called Raybird.

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