the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > spy, pry [verb (intransitive)] (4)
To make stealthy or covert observations; to play the spy; to pry.
intransitive. To search furtively for something, to pry. Frequently with after or for.
To pry into matters one need not be concerned with. Often const. on (a person). colloquial.