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nosying

nosying is the present participle and gerund of nosy.

Meaning of nosy

Verb

nosy (third-person singular simple present nosies, present participle nosying, simple past and past participle nosied)

  1. (informal) To pry into something.
    • My brother always nosies into my diary.

See all 5 meanings of nosy

Questions about nosying

What is nosying the present participle and gerund of?
Nosying is the present participle and gerund of nosy.

Words near nosying in the dictionary

  1. nosy-parkered
  2. nosy-parkering
  3. nosy-parkers
  4. nosybodies
  5. nosybody
  6. nosying
  7. nosyl
  8. nosyls
  9. not
  10. not a bit of it
  11. not a bother on someone

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