snoop (verb)
11snoop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i., informal, pry; investigate, probe; meddle; play detective. n. snooper, pry; meddler, busybody. See curiosity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. busybody, eavesdropper, gossip. II v. spy, nose… …
12snoop — informal verb investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something. noun 1》 an act of snooping. 2》 a person who snoops. Derivatives snooper noun snoopy adjective Origin C19: from Du. snœpen eat on the sly …
13snoop — [snuːp] verb [I] to secretly try to get information that someone would not want you to have …
14snoop — /snup / (say snoohp) Colloquial –verb (i) 1. to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way; pry in a mean, sly manner. –noun 2. an act or instance of snooping. 3. someone who snoops. {US English (1830s), from Dutch snoepen take and eat… …
15eavesdrop — verb sorry, I refuse to eavesdrop on Kenny for you Syn: listen in on, spy on; monitor, tap, wiretap, record, overhear; informal snoop on, bug …
16ferret — verb 1) she ferreted in her handbag Syn: rummage, feel around, grope around, forage around, fish around/about, poke around/about; search through, hunt through, rifle through 2) ferreting out misdemeanors Syn: unearth …
17meddle — verb 1) don t meddle in my affairs Syn: interfere in/with, butt in/into, intrude on/into, intervene in, pry into; informal poke one s nose in, horn in on, muscle in on, snoop into, stick one s oar in, kibitz in 2) someone had been meddling with… …
18prowl — verb they were seen prowling around the docks late at night Syn: move stealthily, slink, skulk, steal, nose, pussyfoot, sneak, stalk, creep; informal snoop …
19pry — verb I m not one to pry, but the goings on at that house are very suspicious Syn: inquire impertinently, be inquisitive, be curious, poke around/about, ferret (about/around), spy, be a busybody; eavesdrop, listen in, tap someone s phone, intrude; …
20prowl — verb Syn: steal, slink, skulk, sneak, stalk, creep; informal snoop …
