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snooping

UK
/ˈsnuːpɪŋ/
US
/ˈsnupɪŋ/
snooping around

Translations

snoopingnoun
Snooping on your neighbors is not a good habit.
Шпионаж за соседями - это не хорошая привычка.
He was caught snooping through her personal files.
Его поймали на подглядывании в её личные файлы.
Additional translations
разведка
Synonyms
eavesdropping
prying
interference
inquisitiveness
spying
snoopinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈsnuːpɪŋ/
US
/ˈsnupɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe people or things that pry into others' affairs
snoopverb

snooping

Gerund

snooped
Past Simple
snooped
Past Participle
snooping
Gerund
UK
/snuːp/
US
/snup/
She was caught trying to snoop through her boss's emails.
Её поймали, когда она пыталась вынюхивать в электронных письмах своего начальника.
He likes to snoop around his neighbor's garden.
Ему нравится шпионить в саду соседа.
Additional translations
разведывать
пронюхивать
Synonyms
investigate
spy
inquire
eavesdrop
snoop around
ferret out
pry

Definitions

snoopingnoun
The act of investigating or looking around furtively in an attempt to find out something, especially private information about someone.
Her constant snooping into her neighbor's affairs eventually led to a confrontation.
The practice of monitoring electronic data or communications to gather information.
Network snooping can expose confidential customer details.
snoopinggerund / present participle
Engaged in or characterized by secret investigation or nosiness.
She was tired of the snooping neighbors asking personal questions.
snoopverb
To investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something, especially information about someone's private affairs.
She decided to snoop around her brother's room to find out what he was hiding.
In computing, to monitor data traffic or signals, typically for diagnostic or security purposes.
System administrators can snoop network packets to troubleshoot connectivity issues.
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