- present participle of snoop.
snooping
Example Sentences
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Julian O’Neill investigates how the unlawful snooping was exposed.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Drawing on facts and clues that Kaede learns from the news and her own snooping, Grandfather ponders solutions in the sanctuary of his library.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
And for bears that keep snooping around houses or livestock, there are ways of hazing that don’t involve dogs chasing them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025
Those traits, paired with her knack for snooping, made Harriet just like I was as a child: too curious for my own good, and prone to making mistakes because of it.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025
Sure, I felt bad about snooping, but if people here insisted on keeping things secret, well, I’d just have to find stuff out for myself.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
