snoop

1 of 2

verb

ˈsnüp 

snooped; snooping; snoops

intransitive verb

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

snooper noun

snoop

2 of 2

noun

: one that snoops

Synonyms

Verb

• interfere
• mess
• poke

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Olympia is still looking for Senior’s mystery woman and decides to snoop through his Rolodex — old school! —Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2025

There also are characters straight from the David Lynch school of the bizarre, including the menacing figure who warns Ron to stop snooping around and the bearer of a disturbing story about a manufacturing job that requires being nude. —Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025

Noun

Just how much secret information could a snoop discover? —PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025

Maggie is a snoop—and a clumsy one. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

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

First Known Use

Verb

1832, in the meaning defined above

Noun

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snoop

• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group
• hoop
• loop
• lupe
• oop
• poop

Kids Definition

snoop

1 of 2 verb

ˈsnüp 

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

snooper noun

snoop

2 of 2 noun

: one that snoops