"snoop" meaning in English

See snoop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /snuːp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-snoop.wav [UK] Forms: snoop [singular], snoops [plural]
enPR: sno͞op Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Snoop is the act of snooping.
    Sense id: simple-snoop-en-noun-O94Dpux0
  2. A snoop is a person who snoops.
    Sense id: simple-snoop-en-noun-ymscNTZw

Verb

IPA: /snuːp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-snoop.wav [UK] Forms: snoop [canonical], snoops [third-person, singular], snooped [past], snooped [past, participle], snooping [present, participle]
enPR: sno͞op Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person snoops, they spy or investigate someone secretly.
    Sense id: simple-snoop-en-verb-rfK6C17c
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