Foundation level · Year 4 · free
snoop
verb · Say it: SNOOP
What it means
Foundationto look around secretly to find out things that are private
My little brother snooped in the cupboard looking for his birthday presents.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- nose
- pry
- spy
More examples
- It isn't polite to snoop through someone else's school bag.
Where the word comes from
It comes from the Dutch word 'snoepen', meaning to eat sweets secretly.
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