| ADJECTIVE | all | prying, nosy, nosey, snoopy | offensively curious or inquisitive |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | cognition | prying, nosiness, snoopiness | offensive inquisitiveness |
| Sounds | pray'ihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | offensively curious or inquisitive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "prying eyes" | |
| Synonyms | nosy, nosey, snoopy | |
| Broader | curious | eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) |
| Spanish | curioso, entremetido, entrometido, fisgón, husmeador | |
| Catalan | curiós, entremetedor, tafaner | |
| Adverbs | pryingly | in a curious and prying manner |
| Meaning | offensive inquisitiveness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | nosiness, snoopiness | |
| Broader | curiousness, inquisitiveness | A state of active curiosity |
| Spanish | curioseo, fisgoneo, husmeo, indagación | |
| Catalan | tafaneria, xafarderia | |
| Verbs | pry | be nosey |
| pry | make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry | |
| pry | search or inquire in a meddlesome way | |
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