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in the PONS Dictionary

pry·ing [ˈpraɪɪŋ] ADJ pej

prying
neugierig
prying eyes
neugierige Blicke

pry1 <-ie-> [praɪ] VB intr

pry
neugierig sein
I don't wish to pry, but ...
ich möchte ja nicht aufdringlich sein, aber ...
to pry about [or around]
herumschnüffeln inf
to pry into sth
sich acc in etw acc einmischen inf
to pry into sth
seine Nase in etw acc stecken

pry2 <-ie-> [praɪ] VB trans esp Am (prise)

to pry sth open
etw aufbrechen
to pry a secret out of sb
jdm ein Geheimnis entlocken
OpenDict entry

pry bar N

pry bar (crowbar) Am
Stemmeisen nt
pry bar (crowbar) Am
Brechstange f
Present
Ipry
youpry
he/she/itpries
wepry
youpry
theypry
Past
Ipried
youpried
he/she/itpried
wepried
youpried
theypried
Present Perfect
Ihavepried
youhavepried
he/she/ithaspried
wehavepried
youhavepried
theyhavepried
Past Perfect
Ihadpried
youhadpried
he/she/ithadpried
wehadpried
youhadpried
theyhadpried
See further verb tables