busybodying

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noun

The behaviour of a busybody; interference, meddlesomeness.

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Meanings

nounbusybodying (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe behaviour of a busybody; interference, meddlesomeness.

    Nowhere is this admonition against busybodying more important to be remembered than in the Church.

    1916, Charles Taze Russell, Studies in the Scriptures, volume 6, page 585

Origin

From busybody + -ing.

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APA

busybodying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busybodying

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“busybodying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busybodying. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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