Associations to the word «Prying»
Wiktionary
PRYING, verb. Present participle of pry
PRYING, noun. The act of one who pries.
Dictionary definition
PRYING, noun. Offensive inquisitiveness.
PRYING, adjective. Offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.