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prying

/ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
pry-ing
IPA
/ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pry

noun

The act of one who pries.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more prying (comparative) most prying (superlative) pryings (plural)

Derived Forms

pryingly pryingness

Synonyms

nosy nosey snoopy nosiness snoopiness

Rhymes With

trying buying flying lying dying crying applying underlying denying relying supplying drying

Questions

How do you pronounce prying?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does prying mean?
present participle and gerund of pry

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