Meaning & use
snoop
To secretly look through someone's private things or spy on their activities out of curiosity.
See it in a sentence
I caught my little brother trying to snoop through my diary again.
Neighbors accused him of snooping around their backyard after dark.
A note on using this word
Snoop is informal and usually implies nosy curiosity rather than serious or professional surveillance.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A person who secretly investigates or pries into others' private affairs.
The office snoop always seemed to know everyone's business before they announced it.
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