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busybodying

busybodying noun: the behaviour of a busybody; interference, meddlesomeness.

Noun

busybodying (uncountable)

  1. The behaviour of a busybody; interference, meddlesomeness.
    • Nowhere is this admonition against busybodying more important to be remembered than in the Church.1916, Charles Taze Russell, Studies in the Scriptures, volume 6, page 585

Origin of busybodying

From busybody + -ing.

Questions about busybodying

What does busybodying mean?
Busybodying means the behaviour of a busybody; interference, meddlesomeness.
What part of speech is busybodying?
Busybodying is a noun.

Words near busybodying in the dictionary

  1. busy-work
  2. busybodied
  3. busybodies
  4. busybodiness
  5. busybody
  6. busybodying
  7. busybodyish
  8. busybodyism
  9. busybodyness
  10. busying
  11. busying around

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