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verb

ˈsnüp How to pronounce snoop (audio)
Definition of snoopnext
as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern a private investigator snooping around the abandoned warehouse

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snoop

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noun

as in spy

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Recent Examples of snoop
Verb
But in the past, spyware attacks from other providers have been found snooping on phones belonging to politicians, government staffers, and human rights activists. — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2025 One of the most interesting reveals came when Jiles admitted to snooping through Dorka’s personal notebook after their breakup, discovering a list of his goals, including a desire to become famous. — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
And a feature called Track Cleaner wipes away tracks and traces of your computer and internet use, to foil snoops. — PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024 Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry executives from biotech and other health care companies. — Molly Castle Work and Arthur Allen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for snoop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snoop
  1. interfere
  2. spy
  3. mess
  4. poke
  5. peeper
Verb
  • That approach works better, interfering less with the maestro’s performance(s), while sleight of hand allows the actor to appear opposite himself in a handful of scenes.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
  • That complaint, in reference to electioneering and interfering in the polls, was lodged against Martin Sorice for wearing clothing supporting then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at an early voting Schererville site last fall.
    — Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of interfere
Noun
  • Elon Musk visited the CIA headquarters on Monday for talks on government efficiency, the spy agency director of public affairs Liz Lyons told Axios.
    — Barak Ravid, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Chilean writer-director Felipe Gálvez, whose debut feature The Settlers premiered in Cannes in 2023, has set his second feature film as Impunity, a spy thriller set in the late 1990s around the arrest of dictator Augusto Pinochet.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of spy
Verb
  • Trade professionals and home improvement DIYers often buy heavy-duty handheld vacuums to clean job site messes like sawdust, drywall dust or wood shavings.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
  • That messed me up, that messed my friends up, messed my whole family up.
    — Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of mess
Verb
  • Mary Fowler momentarily looks down and holds up a very neat yellow square of knitting to the camera, two wooden needles poking out either side.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • During the incident, Konig also allegedly attempted to poke the woman with two syringes, Hawaii News Now reported, citing law enforcement sources.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of poke
Noun
  • Fortunately, this 3-D contoured mask doesn’t mess up my makeup or put pressure on my sensitive peepers.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
  • View 6 Images Most of us spend an awful lot of time looking at pocket-friendly screens these days, which can take its toll on our peepers.
    — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
Definition of peeper

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