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bisbilhotar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pry verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.
  • snoop verb To secretly investigate or pry into someone else's private matters.
  • tattle verb To gossip or chatter, especially about other people's business.

Senses

bisbilhotar is used for these senses in English:

  • snoop To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
  • tattle (intransitive, obsolete) To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.

pry — full definition

  1. verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.
  2. verb To force something open or lever it apart using a tool.
  3. noun A tool used for levering something open, such as a crowbar.

snoop — full definition

  1. verb To secretly investigate or pry into someone else's private matters.
  2. noun A person who snoops, or the act of snooping.

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