snoop
verb (used without object)
to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
snoops
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pluralof snoop.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof snoop (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
snoopverb (used without object)to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
Example Sentences
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Like most VPN users, Canadians use VPNs for safer torrenting, streaming foreign and local content while abroad, protecting their data on public networks, and, increasingly, to keep corporate and government snoops away from their data.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
He can be paranoid, but she snoops around a lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
Yet the very value proposition of VPNs rests on an internet rife with restrictions and snoops.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2025
Mr. Chew disputed that his app snoops on Americans.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
British spy Jacobus van Zandt snoops through papers in the desk of American agent Silas Deane in Paris.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
