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

Hoping to be allowed to see Tyler, who is chained in solitary confinement, Thornhill tells Dr. Fairburn that Fester is there to snoop on Wednesday’s behalf. —Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025

Don't let that be an excuse to start snooping and reading your neighbor's mail. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025

Noun

Illustration by Patricia Bolaños New York, as the best gossips know, is a snoop’s paradise—a nirvana for nosiness, an intermeddler’s Eden. —Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025

Walter hacks into the internet and Lottie’s phone while Shauna mopes around, and Misty snoops in Lottie’s pockets and drawers for evidence. —Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Mar. 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