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[ US /ˈpɹaɪɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈa‍ɪɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. offensive inquisitiveness
ADJECTIVE
  1. offensively curious or inquisitive
    the snoopy neighbor watched us all day
    he flipped through my letters in his nosy way
    prying eyes
    curious about the neighbor's doings
    curious about the neighbor's doings

How To Use prying In A Sentence

  • Nor were the escorts there to admonish me for asking a rude question of the partying faithful, or to protect the paying customers from the prying media.
  • It makes sense to hide them from prying eyes. Times, Sunday Times
  • To prevent prying eyes from seeing your personal email, consider using encryption software.
  • We hear the blossoming couple also saw each other away from prying eyes this week. The Sun
  • Whatever happened to that unwritten rule about not prying into each others personal lives?
  • The crew carry umbrellas with which they try to shield the actors from prying camera lenses. Times, Sunday Times
  • The crew carry umbrellas with which they try to shield the actors from prying camera lenses. Times, Sunday Times
  • It is the opposite of grinding out small profits away from prying eyes.
  • An underfloor tray in the rear covers the spare tire and hides valuables from prying eyes.
  • She discouraged impertinent curiosity with frozen silence and there is an uneasy feeling, as one reads, that one is prying into her chosen privacy.
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