B2verbinformalrelationships
US/snuːp/
UK/snuːp/
to secretly look around a place or into someone's private things
In context
I caught my little sister snooping through my phone again.
Our landlord likes to snoop around when we're out.
Stop snooping, it's a surprise for your birthday!
Words that go with snoop
verb + adverb
- snoop aroundSomeone was snooping around the office at night.
verb + preposition
- snoop throughDon't snoop through my bag!
- snoop onSome apps snoop on your messages.
verb + noun
- caught snoopingHe was caught snooping in the manager's office.
- have a snoopI had a snoop in the kitchen while she was out.