prising's Usage Examples:

For instances where the spudger is used for prising it is commonly made of stainless steel or other metals.

white plumage, red legs and strong broad red bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs such as mussels or for finding earthworms.

such as the sifakas use their toothcombs to gouge bark or dead wood (bark-prising), which is done before scent-marking with the gland on their chest.

forages by probing into and gleaning from bark, as well as pecking at and prising off pieces of bark and soft wood.

It forages on branches and twigs, gleaning insects from the surface and prising off bark to expose prey.

clams, steadying them with its legs and then, using its pincers, either prising the valves apart or breaking them.

It forages by gleaning, probing, pecking, prising off bark and hammering with powerful and loud blows to excavate the wood.

where they open the fruitwith their bill wedging it against the branch prising the seeds out with their tongue; they do not use their feet at any time.

In 1973, British guitarist Diz Disley had the idea of prising Grappelli away from his "lounge jazz" format with piano players to play.

was very childlike and knew no bounds, from going down the drains, to prising up cobblestones or rooting around in a skip.

large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

"Clint Hill proves a gem for QPR after prising open Ipswich strongbox".

Synonyms:

loose; loosen; open; open up; prize; pry; jimmy; lever;

Antonyms:

divide; multiply; add; close; stiffen;