"prying" meaning in English

See prying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/ Forms: pryings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} prying (plural pryings)
  1. The act of one who pries.
    Sense id: en-prying-en-noun-pSq4kQEw

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/
Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} prying
  1. present participle and gerund of pry Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pry
    Sense id: en-prying-en-verb-GvWOFeOb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for prying meaning in English (1.3kB)

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