snooped; snooping; snoops
: to look or pry especially in a sneaking or meddlesome manner
snooper
noun
Synonyms
Examples of snoop in a Sentence
Verb
She locks up her diary to keep her brother from snooping.
Government agencies have been snooping on them for years.
She doesn't want reporters snooping into her personal life.
Noun
No, I didn't read your e-mail. I'm no snoop.
We had a snoop around their apartment.
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
For decades, privacy experts have been wary of snooping from space.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
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Verb
Aries March 21 – April 19 The urge to snoop is going to be difficult to ignore.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
For decades, privacy experts have been wary of snooping from space.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Snoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snoop. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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snoop
1 of 2 verb
: to look or search especially in a sneaking or meddlesome manner
snooper
noun
snoop
2 of 2 noun
: one that snoops
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