snoop
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
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an act or instance of snooping.
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a person who snoops.
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a private detective.
verb
noun
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a person who pries into the business of others
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an act or instance of snooping
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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snoopsimple
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snoopssimple
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have snoopedperfect
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has snoopedperfect
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am snoopingprogressive
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are snoopingprogressive
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is snoopingprogressive
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have been snoopingperfect progressive
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has been snoopingperfect progressive
Past
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snoopedsimple
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had snoopedperfect
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was snoopingprogressive
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were snoopingprogressive
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had been snoopingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of snoop
1825–35, < Dutch snoepen to take and eat food on the sly
Explanation
When you snoop, you poke around in someone else's business. A teenager might snoop in her sister's room, looking for her diary. You snoop when you rustle through someone's garbage looking for love letters, and if you spy on your neighbor through the curtains, you also snoop. In fact, if you spend enough time doing this, you'll be called a snoop — a sneaky busybody. The earliest meaning of snoop, "to go around in a prying manner," comes from the Dutch word snoepen, "to pry."
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Example Sentences
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On the March 8 episode, Oliver said he was jealous of celebrities such as Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg and Smokey Robinson who would pop up on various soaps.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Country music superstar Carrie Underwood sang at the ceremony after rapper Snoop Dogg performed at a ball days before it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The site opens June 6 with a performance by native son Snoop Dogg, and is expected to last for up to 10 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The track has been sampled by Snoop Dogg and the Black Eyed Peas, and appeared in films like the 2009 hit romantic comedy The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
That was the first song Snoop ever did.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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