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verb

ˈsnüp How to pronounce snoop (audio)
Definition of snoopnext
as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern a private investigator snooping around the abandoned warehouse

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snoop

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noun

as in spy

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Recent Examples of snoop
Verb
Starlink should not be able to snoop on the details of White House staffers’ usage, thanks to nearly-universal encryption of web site and app traffic. — Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025 Donny Marshall is the analyst with John Fanta snooping on the sidelines. — Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
And a feature called Track Cleaner wipes away tracks and traces of your computer and internet use, to foil snoops. — PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024 Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry executives from biotech and other health care companies. — Molly Castle Work and Arthur Allen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for snoop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snoop
  1. interfere
  2. spy
  3. mess
  4. poke
  5. peeper
Verb
  • Cabinet members reportedly watched the fiery exchange without interfering.
    — Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Refuse to let anyone interfere or talk you out of following your instincts.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of interfere
Noun
  • The astrophysicist, who keeps close tabs on orbital traffic, said that on the day of the interview (April 4), at least three objects had returned from space — two of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites and a 43-year-old Russian spy satellite called Kosmos 1340.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • What to know about the complex, long-simmering civil war Dearlove served as Britain's top spy between 1999 and 2004, when Tony Blair was prime minister.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of spy
Verb
  • European leaders have messed it up in the last three years.
    — Peter Aitken, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Tackle messes on carpet and hard floors with Shark’s 2-in-1 robot vacuum and mop.
    — Ali Faccenda, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of mess
Verb
  • Others, of course, love the show's ability to poke fun at the cultural and political zeitgeist of the moment.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The success of Deadpool & Wolverine was a bright spot in 2024, but that movie soared to success in part by poking fun at Marvel's failings.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of poke
Noun
  • Suddenly, Riddick's effervescent peepers become their only hope for survival, if he can be bothered to help out.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • It’s designed to work with makeup to prep skin first and keep peepers looking fresh and bright all day long, plus has a brightening effect to visibly reduces dark circles over time.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Definition of peeper

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