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curiosear — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • browse verb To look through something casually, without a specific goal in mind.
  • pry verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.

Senses

curiosear is used for these senses in English:

  • browse To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
  • poke around To search for something, especially in an unorganized way
  • rubberneck To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other.
  • rubbernecking The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident.

browse — full definition

  1. verb To look through something casually, without a specific goal in mind.
  2. verb Of an animal, to feed on leaves, shoots, or shrubs.

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.

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