busybody (verb)

  • 1interfere — verb (I) to deliberately get involved in a situation that does not concern you, and try to influence what happens in a way that annoys people: I wish you d stop interfering you ve caused enough problems already. | the interfering old busybody (+… …

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  • 2pry — verb I m not one to pry, but the goings on at that house are very suspicious Syn: inquire impertinently, be inquisitive, be curious, poke around/about, ferret (about/around), spy, be a busybody; eavesdrop, listen in, tap someone s phone, intrude; …

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  • 3kaypoh — 1. noun busybody 2. verb to act as a busybody …

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  • 4gossip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. busybody, talebearer, chatterer; reports, rumors. v. i. talk, report, tattle, whisper. See curiosity, information, speech, news. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Local, petty talk] Syn. babble, chatter,… …

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  • 5snoop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i., informal, pry; investigate, probe; meddle; play detective. n. snooper, pry; meddler, busybody. See curiosity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. busybody, eavesdropper, gossip. II v. spy, nose… …

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  • 6busy — O.E. bisig careful, anxious, busy, occupied, cognate with O.Du. bezich, Low Ger. besig; no known connection with any other Germanic or Indo European language. Still pronounced as in M.E., but for some unclear reason the spelling shifted to u in… …

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  • 7Singlish vocabulary — Singlish is the English based creole spoken and written colloquially in Singapore. Although English is the lexifier language, Singlish has its unique slang and syntax, which are more pronounced in informal speech.Singlish vocabulary formally… …

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  • 8List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English …

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  • 9Anne Charleston — (born in 1943, Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress currently based in Galway, Ireland [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5364304.stm BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Neighbours Madge joins Emmerdale] ] and the UK. She is probably… …

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  • 10Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… …

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