HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › Prying
← Back to search

Meaning of Prying | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ

Definitions

The act of one who pries.

Equivalents

العربية التحديق فضولي متجسس
Bosanski ljubopitljiv
Čeština indiskrétní
Suomi kankeaminen vääntäminen vipuaminen
Hrvatski ljubopitljiv
日本語 詮索
Српски ljubopitljiv
Українська цікавий

Examples

“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⟳.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See all C2 English words →

See also

Pryingly pryingness Prylisne Pryluky prymnesin prymnesiophyte

Learn this word in context

See Prying used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free