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nosey parkering

nosey parkering is the present participle and gerund of nosey parker.

Meaning of nosey parker

Verb

nosey parker (third-person singular simple present nosey parkers, present participle nosey parkering, simple past and past participle nosey parkered)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To snoop; to behave in an inquisitive manner.
    • "I don't want to 'nosey parker'," he said, "but police have got to be told if there's anything wrong..."1944, Ernest Robertson Punshon, Secrets Can't be Kept, page 23

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Questions about nosey parkering

What is nosey parkering the present participle and gerund of?
Nosey parkering is the present participle and gerund of nosey parker.

Words near nosey parkering in the dictionary

  1. nosework
  2. noseworthy
  3. nosey
  4. nosey parker
  5. nosey parkered
  6. nosey parkering
  7. nosey parkers
  8. nosey-parker
  9. nosey-parkerdom
  10. nosey-parkered
  11. nosey-parkering

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