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snooping

  • present participle of snoop.

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While snooping around the app a few weeks ago, I noticed a friend of mine had logged a film I’d never heard of, a little Tubi Original called “Hag.”

From Salon Apr. 5, 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

Sometimes animal activists come snooping around, Mark said: “We do things differently, and some people don’t understand.”

From New York Times Nov. 23, 2024

“But...I’ve done my own snooping around and managed to find out a few things on my own.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston