pry1
v.
(pries, prying, pried)
enquire too intrusively into a person's private affairs.
Derivative
- prying adj.
- pryingly adv.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘peer inquisitively’): of unknown origin.
pry2
v.
(pries, prying, pried)
chiefly N. Amer. another term for
prise.
Etymology
C19: from prise, interpreted as pries, third person sing. of the pres. tense.