snoop

¹snoop

verb \ˈsnüp\

Definition of SNOOP

intransitive verb

: to look or pry especially in a sneaking or meddlesome manner

— snoop·er noun

Examples of SNOOP

1. She locks up her diary to keep her brother from snooping.
2. Government agencies have been snooping on them for years.
3. She doesn't want reporters snooping into her personal life.

Origin of SNOOP

Dutch snoepen to buy or eat on the sly; akin to Dutch snappen to snap

First Known Use: 1832

Related to SNOOP

Synonyms: butt in, interlope, intermeddle, intrude, meddle, mess, muck (about or around), nose, obtrude, poke, pry, interfere

Related Words: intercede, interpose, intervene; barge (in), chisel (in), encroach, infringe, invade, trespass; fiddle, fool, monkey, play, tamper

Near Antonyms: avoid, eschew, shun; disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook

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Rhymes with SNOOP

bloop, coop, croup, droop, drupe, dupe, goop, group, hoop, loop, loupe, poop, roup, scoop, sloop, soup, stoop, stoup, stupe, swoop, troop, troupe, whoop