Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of body.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word bodying.

Examples

  • This popped into my head while I was waiting in line for coffee and thinking about ways to more briefly state concerns I raised about "bodying" people in

    Figleaf's Real Adult Sex 2008

  • That hitherto blameless refuge form the damned state and its over bearing micro control “The Glamorgan”, has jumped the gun and instituted its own smoking ban, ahead of the governments busy bodying unwanted fascist prescription.

    Look what they`ve done to my pub ma Newmania 2007

  • Nigel Morris, at the Independent noticed that he has been busy bodying about the place on our time and money non stop.

    Archive 2007-12-16 Newmania 2007

  • Buckets of bullying, nannying, pontificating, interfering, busy-bodying, self-serving, ill-informed crap, poured on the heads of the people who do it for a living.

    “The proper narrative of British history” Alix Mortimer 2009

  • As we all know the Liberals have a vile busy-bodying streak but in practice they are a socialist party with squabbles and could not carry a socially Conservative agenda.

    Image and the Man from the Manse Newmania 2007

  • The best you could say about the arrogant busy bodying Liberal Council was that they were slightly less dreadful than the previous one lead by Margaret Hodge.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Newmania 2007

  • Nigel Morris, at the Independent noticed that he has been busy bodying about the place on our time and money non stop.

    Norman Baker Cheats On Campaign Funding Newmania 2007

  • The best you could say about the arrogant busy bodying Liberal Council was that they were slightly less dreadful than the previous one lead by Margaret Hodge.

    Should I ? Newmania 2007

  • The best you could say about the arrogant busy bodying Liberal Council was that they were slightly less dreadful than the previous one lead by Margaret Hodge.

    Archive 2007-11-25 Newmania 2007

  • As we all know the Liberals have a vile busy-bodying streak but in practice they are a socialist party with squabbles and could not carry a socially Conservative agenda.

    Archive 2007-03-11 Newmania 2007

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.