snoop
The act of snoopingThe act of snooping.
» Tom caught Mary snooping through his stuff.
Meaning
3 sensesThe act of snooping.
Schnüffeln
подсма́триваниеpodsmátrivanije, подгля́дываниеpodgljádyvanije, сле́жкаsléžka
One who snoops.
Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop.
Schnüffler, Schnüfflerin
стука́чstukáč, стука́чкаstukáčka, ище́йкаiščéjka
A private detective.
She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair.
Schnüffler, Privatdetektiv
ча́стный детекти́вčástnyj dɛtɛktív, детекти́вdɛtɛktív, сы́щикsýščik
- a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
Examples
25 sentencesTom caught Mary snooping through his stuff.
Why did you have to go snooping around?
ruПочему тебе пришлось шпионить? — odexed
There were some strange-looking people snooping around.
Tom decided to snoop around and see what he could find out.
Don't snoop in my drawers.
deSchnüffel nicht in meinen Schubladen herum! — Waldelfe
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”) or maybe Old Norse snópa (“to idle aboFrom Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”) or maybe Old Norse snópa (“to idle about dismally”), or (“to use a blood found”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.
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