Learner’s Word of the Day =>Snoop

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Learner’s Word of the Day

 

=>Snoop   

 

Function: verb [no object]

Inflected forms:
snoops; snooped; snooping

Status: informal

Meaning:
: to look for private information about someone or something
Examples:
<She locks up her diary to keep her brother from snooping.>
<I caught her snooping (around) in my desk drawers.>
<Government agencies have beensnooping on them for years.>
<She doesn’t want reporters snoopinginto her personal life.>


Derived forms:
snooper noun [count]
Plural: snoopers
 
snooping noun 
Example:
<electronic/government snooping>

snooping adjective 
Examples:
<a snooping device/cop>
<snooping software/technology>

Learn about snoop as a noun.