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prying
UK
/ˈpraɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpraɪ.ɪŋ/
more prying
Comp.
most prying
Super.
UK
/ˈpraɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpraɪ.ɪŋ/
Translations
Her prying nature made her unpopular among her colleagues.
Ее назойливый характер сделал ее непопулярной среди коллег.
The prying neighbor always asks too many questions.
Любопытный сосед всегда задает слишком много вопросов.
Definitions
The prying neighbor couldn't resist peeking through the curtains to see what was happening next door.
He grabbed a prying tool to lift the lid off the crate.
pryings
pl
UK
/ˈpraɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpraɪ.ɪŋ/
Definitions
She was fed up with her colleagues’ constant prying into her personal life.
prying
Gerund
pried
Past Simple
pried
Past Participle
prying
Gerund
UK
/praɪ/
US
/praɪ/
Translations
He tried to pry open the locked door.
Он пытался взломать запертую дверь.
It's rude to pry into other people's business.
Невежливо подглядывать в дела других людей.
She managed to pry the information out of him.
Ей удалось вытянуть из него информацию.
Additional translations
Definitions
She didn't want to pry, but she was curious about his sudden change in behavior.
He had to pry the lid off the paint can with a screwdriver.
Journalists finally pried the truth out of the official.
Definitions
He used a pry to open the stuck window.
She considered his questions to be an unwelcome pry into her personal life.
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He reached for a pry bar from the toolbox.