1. valuing highly; treasuring
Usage: present participle of ‘prize’
2. forcing open with a lever
Usage: present participle of ‘prize’

1. the act of valuing something highly

Examples

• She was prizing her grandmother’s antique jewelry collection.
• The collector was prizing the rare coin above all others.
• He spent hours prizing open the old wooden crate.
• The firefighters were prizing the car door open to rescue the driver.
• Her prizing of education led her to become a teacher.
• The prizing of the lid required a crowbar.
• They were prizing the information from reluctant witnesses.