prying

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ

Adjective

prying (comparative more prying, superlative most prying)

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   • 2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 11 October 2026:

     These were privileged, private domains closed to scrutiny and far from prying eyes. Sometimes they were sites of discreet deal-making and diplomacy. What happened in the forest, in other words, stayed in the forest.

Derived terms

• pryingly
• pryingness

Verb

prying

1. present participle and gerund of pry

Noun

prying (plural pryings)

1. The act of one who pries.
   • 1992, Judith Jarvis Thomson, The Realm of Rights, page 280:

     That it is wrongful to do a thing in that it is grubby in the way in which pryings for the sake of prurient interest are grubby, does not by itself make doing the thing an infringement of a claim.

Translations

act of one who pries

• Esperanto: sondado

Anagrams

• Pingry