snoop
verb
[ snuːp ]
• investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something, especially information about someone's private affairs.
• "your sister might find the ring if she goes snooping about"
Similar:
pry,
inquire impertinently,
be inquisitive (about),
inquire,
do some detective work,
be curious,
poke about,
poke around,
mind someone else's business,
be a busybody,
nose into,
stick/poke one's nose in/into,
interfere (in/with),
meddle (in/with),
intrude (on),
be nosy (about),
nosy,
stickybeak,
investigate,
explore,
ferret (about) in,
ferret (around) in,
rummage in,
search,
delve into,
peer into,
prowl around,
nose about,
nose round,
nose around,
have a good look at,
snoop
noun
• a furtive investigation.
• "I could go back to her cottage and have another snoop"
Similar:
search,
nose,
look,
prowl,
ferret,
poke,
exploration,
investigation,
eavesdropper,
pryer,
interferer,
meddler,
busybody,
investigative journalist,
investigator,
detective,
private detective,
private investigator,
operative,
enquiry agent,
snooper,
nosy parker,
Paul Pry,
private eye,
PI,
sleuth,
private dick,
peeper,
shamus,
gumshoe,
stickybeak,
hawkshaw,
sherlock,
Pinkerton,
Origin:
mid 19th century: from Dutch snœpen ‘eat on the sly’.
