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jimmying

verb

present participle of jimmy
as in prying
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever let's try to jimmy the door lock with my credit card

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  1. prying
  2. pulling
Verb
  • How much of it might be solved by prying them from our children’s hands?
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Since Bill completed his term as the 42nd POTUS in 2001, the political power couple has primarily resided in a Dutch Colonial dwelling in New York’s Westchester County, secluded amongst the trees—and away from prying eyes.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of prying
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  • According to a second set of arrest papers, she's also accused of pulling the same scam on others, amounting to nearly half a million dollars total.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Remove any bones by pulling them at a 45 degree angle toward the head with clean tweezers.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulling
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“Jimmying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jimmying. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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