prying
/ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To look where one is not welcome; to be nosy.
- To keep asking about something that does not concern one.
- To look closely and curiously at (something closed or not public).
- To use leverage to open or widen.
- The act of one who pries.
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