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Definition of nosy in English: nosy(also nosey) adjectivenosier, nosiest ˈnəʊziˈnoʊzi informal Showing too much curiosity about other people's affairs. （人或其行为）爱打听他人私事的；好管闲事的 Example sentencesExamples - State agencies and your nosy in-laws will know your every move, and if you are a target of one of those with access to the surveillance sphere, you won't find it easy to elude them.
- Nobody likes a nosy neighbour much less a nosy family member.
- Keep your eyes down so they don't think you're being nosy.
- I was playing a woman named Mary Worthless who just was just a nosy busybody.
- You ought to have a talk with those nosy neighbors of yours!
- The company didn't only spy on nosy journalists, however.
- She knew better than to trust anything the nosy neighbor said.
- I suddenly feel embarrassed at appearing intrusive and nosy and I hook my own hair behind my ears and look away.
- I had felt uneasy about the interview, in that it all seems a bit mawkish, a bit nosy, as if there is a terrible need to pry into a life, and celebrate that life at the same time, never being quite sure of the balance.
- However, nosy neighbours will be disappointed to hear they will not be able get their hands on the technology to satisfy their spying urges.
- As if the nosy neighbours hadn't been curious enough, Brian definitely made an entrance nobody would forget.
- Too late I realized it wasn't a nosy neighbour or friend.
- ‘People are nosy and instead of looking at your home they are spending precious moments looking at your photos,’ Lynne explains.
- They've just moved there, but nosy neighbours begin to wonder about precisely where her father is, seeing as no one's laid eyes on him for months.
- To that end, every evening the marina staff stretch a cable across the entrance of the harbor to prevent any nosy boaters from making uninvited pit stops.
- Sometimes it's the local fraud squad that fingers the cheats, sometimes it's a nosy neighbour, and sometimes it's just a matter of chance.
- And nosy neighbors peering over the backyard fence can be a thing of the past.
- ‘I followed them just to see what was happening, just to see what he was doing, being nosy more than anything really,’ he said.
- Ambiguity is the worst of all heresies in the South, where nosy neighbors share secrets and some people know everybody, for lack of better things to do.
- By now some of the more nosey neighbors were peering out of their doors with curiosity.
Synonyms prying, inquisitive, curious, busybody, probing, spying, eavesdropping, intrusive informal snooping, snoopy Scottish & Northern English nebby
verbnosies, nosied, nosying, noseyingˈnəʊziˈnoʊzi informal no object, with adverbial Pry into something. 窥探，打听 they don't nosy into your business like some people 他们不像有些人那样窥探你的私事。 Example sentencesExamples - In fact, arriving in the city at this time of day is perfect - a few hours to nosy around, have a quick bite and get to bed at a reasonable hour.
- We're nosying around a suite at London's Charlotte Street Hotel while the photographer sets up.
- Nothing much else to write about Saturday, just lots of catching up and me noseying into my friends' lives.
- I had intended walking through the marvellous Kirkton Glen to Glen Dochart, but spent too much time noseying around the church instead.
- Mind you, I'm always noseying at books and coveting.
- She leaps up to fix them orange juice and cakes, leaving me to nosey around.
- Carla has added her flag design to her blog, and since I'm up in Rotorua I thought I'd nosey through piles of dusty school projects and find the concept sketches I did for a new flag.
- I'm not sure if anyone wants to make actual contact, rather they just want to nosey at what folk are up to.
- But I also just adore noseying at other people's snapshots.
- This, of course, does not stop her noseying around, interfering and gossiping to her heart's content, especially to her completely hen-pecked hubby Norman.
Derivativesadverb ˈnəʊzɪli informal ‘Lacey Green’, I smiled nicely and peered inside their apartment nosily. Example sentencesExamples - She peeked nosily out the window first, to make sure it was the escort and not someone else, and then threw the door open.
- I saw the neighbor lady, Edith; nosily glance out her window to see what was happening.
- I fidgeted as some passers-by glanced at me nosily.
- She flashed it at the conductor briefly, and then stopped as she noticed a slip of paper sticking out of the back - she unfolded it, and I peered nosily to the right to catch a glimpse.
noun ˈnəʊzɪnəsˈnoʊzinəs informal Now, when her friends and parents incessantly inquire as to whether or not she's getting out and meeting new people, there's a method to their nosiness. Example sentencesExamples - His inherent nosiness, his interest in people, made him a great reporter.
- We all have a certain nosiness about who's doing what; and a love of reminiscing.
- With all of David's prodding, Selina found herself slipping up and mistaking his nosiness for actual interest in her, though he said otherwise.
- He was attracting quite a bit of attention on the first day - pure curiosity and nosiness.
Rhymescosy (US cozy), dozy, Josie, mafiosi, mosey, posey, posy, prosy, Rosie, rosy Definition of nosy in US English: nosy(also nosey) adjectiveˈnōzēˈnoʊzi informal (of a person or their behavior) showing too much curiosity about other people's affairs. （人或其行为）爱打听他人私事的；好管闲事的 he had to whisper to avoid being overheard by their nosy neighbors Example sentencesExamples - To that end, every evening the marina staff stretch a cable across the entrance of the harbor to prevent any nosy boaters from making uninvited pit stops.
- However, nosy neighbours will be disappointed to hear they will not be able get their hands on the technology to satisfy their spying urges.
- Nobody likes a nosy neighbour much less a nosy family member.
- The company didn't only spy on nosy journalists, however.
- Sometimes it's the local fraud squad that fingers the cheats, sometimes it's a nosy neighbour, and sometimes it's just a matter of chance.
- Too late I realized it wasn't a nosy neighbour or friend.
- ‘I followed them just to see what was happening, just to see what he was doing, being nosy more than anything really,’ he said.
- You ought to have a talk with those nosy neighbors of yours!
- She knew better than to trust anything the nosy neighbor said.
- By now some of the more nosey neighbors were peering out of their doors with curiosity.
- They've just moved there, but nosy neighbours begin to wonder about precisely where her father is, seeing as no one's laid eyes on him for months.
- And nosy neighbors peering over the backyard fence can be a thing of the past.
- Keep your eyes down so they don't think you're being nosy.
- I suddenly feel embarrassed at appearing intrusive and nosy and I hook my own hair behind my ears and look away.
- State agencies and your nosy in-laws will know your every move, and if you are a target of one of those with access to the surveillance sphere, you won't find it easy to elude them.
- As if the nosy neighbours hadn't been curious enough, Brian definitely made an entrance nobody would forget.
- ‘People are nosy and instead of looking at your home they are spending precious moments looking at your photos,’ Lynne explains.
- I had felt uneasy about the interview, in that it all seems a bit mawkish, a bit nosy, as if there is a terrible need to pry into a life, and celebrate that life at the same time, never being quite sure of the balance.
- I was playing a woman named Mary Worthless who just was just a nosy busybody.
- Ambiguity is the worst of all heresies in the South, where nosy neighbors share secrets and some people know everybody, for lack of better things to do.
Synonyms prying, inquisitive, curious, busybody, probing, spying, eavesdropping, intrusive
verbˈnōzēˈnoʊzi informal no object, with adverbial Pry into something. 窥探，打听 they don't nosy into your business like some people 他们不像有些人那样窥探你的私事。 Example sentencesExamples - I had intended walking through the marvellous Kirkton Glen to Glen Dochart, but spent too much time noseying around the church instead.
- In fact, arriving in the city at this time of day is perfect - a few hours to nosy around, have a quick bite and get to bed at a reasonable hour.
- We're nosying around a suite at London's Charlotte Street Hotel while the photographer sets up.
- Mind you, I'm always noseying at books and coveting.
- I'm not sure if anyone wants to make actual contact, rather they just want to nosey at what folk are up to.
- But I also just adore noseying at other people's snapshots.
- This, of course, does not stop her noseying around, interfering and gossiping to her heart's content, especially to her completely hen-pecked hubby Norman.
- She leaps up to fix them orange juice and cakes, leaving me to nosey around.
- Nothing much else to write about Saturday, just lots of catching up and me noseying into my friends' lives.
- Carla has added her flag design to her blog, and since I'm up in Rotorua I thought I'd nosey through piles of dusty school projects and find the concept sketches I did for a new flag.
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