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Meanings of prying in английском
каталонский
xafarderia испанский
fisgoneo Синонимы
Examples for "nosy"
Examples for "nosy"
1
Besides, you don't want these nosy folks to start askin' you questions.
2
Many expressed their sympathy to Oliver Hitchens's colleagues, others were just nosy.
3
More to the point, the patrons would probably not be too nosy.
4
I brought up Google and behaved like a normal, everyday nosy citizen.
5
She might be one of those, or maybe just another nosy reporter.
1
She was in here the other day and she is so nosey.
2
I'm not asking about your problem with the cops to be nosey.
3
So you could really see if you're one of those nosey neighbors.
4
Georgia bats Zoë on the arm and says, 'Don't be so nosey.'
5
I was feeling nosey, so I was listening and watching their conversation.
1
He lost his temper & told the 11-yr.-old girl she was a snoopy sneak.
2
A snoopy neighbor with the tip of the century.
3
Well, never mind dear, I shan't be snoopy too.
4
What's the matter, you snoopy bastard?
5
When a birth control clininc is raided by snoopy policewoman, Mr. Ernst turns up in cort, champion of freedom.
Usage of prying in английском
1
Forbes' practice of prying for personal information again reminds her of Gordon.
2
So said the books, but he still felt a compulsion and prying.
3
He doesn't see any way of opening it beside prying it out.
4
He reached the dam, and prying at the gate, opened the way.
5
But here those dreadful newspapers interfered; a prying into sweet secluded spots.
6
The dirt on the window-panes was her only protection against prying eyes.
7
And I shall not venture the impertinence of prying or of urging.
8
Of all the prying busybodies I know, you are certainly the worst.
9
You're not prying, and even if you were, you have every right.
10
Hernan said CERT uses encryption to protect unpublished advisories from prying eyes.
11
So you are the one who has been prying into my affairs.
12
Our prying eyes soon discovered a trap door leading into the cellar.
13
He seems to have gone about the seas prying into things considerably.
14
The journalist knew that he was being told peremptorily to cease prying.
15
The next morning a prying jay discovered him and carried him away.
16
She grabbed Naomi's left shoe, prying it off as she spun away.
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Prying across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common