verb
- past tense of snoop; to investigate or look around secretly, especially in other people’s private affairs
Usage: informal
Examples
- She snooped through her sister’s diary when no one was home.
- The detective snooped around the suspect’s apartment for clues.
- He snooped on his neighbors by listening through the wall.
- The journalist snooped into the politician’s financial records.
- My mom snooped in my room and found the hidden candy.
- The kids snooped around the old house looking for treasure.