- present participle of snoop.
snooping
Example Sentences
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"Snooping is neither possible nor will it happen with the Sanchar Saathi safety app," Scindia said.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
Snooping around the remains of campfires abandoned by locals, he deduced that the fruit had to be buried in hot ash, then soaked and roasted before it could be considered edible.
From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2021
Snooping through Oliver’s phone for the cleverly hidden MeetLockr app and tracking his credit card purchases, Nathan knows more about Oliver’s clandestine activities than he’s letting on.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2021
Snooping in someone’s bathroom can be an ideal way to get confirmation—or damning evidence—to support what you believe you know about them.
From Scientific American • Jul. 30, 2017
He gave the folk of earth no peace; Snooping around by day and night, He plied the trade in Rome and Greece Of an insatiate Grangerite.
From The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac by Field, Eugene
