noun
- the act of secretly looking through someone’s private things or trying to find out private information
Usage: informal
verb
- present participle of snoop: to secretly look through someone’s private things or try to find out private information
Usage: informal
Examples
- She was caught snooping through her roommate’s desk.
- His constant snooping made everyone uncomfortable.
- Stop snooping around my room!
- The detective was snooping for clues.
- I don’t appreciate your snooping into my personal life.
- She accused him of snooping through her emails.
- The neighbors were always snooping on each other.