Snoop — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

watch, observe, or inquire secretly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈuːp/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈuːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈuːp/

1 syllable Say it as /snˈuːp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spy sleuth stag snooper

Parts of Speech

noun	a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
verb	watch, observe, or inquire secretly

Word Forms

snoopy	adjective	offensively curious or inquisitive
snoop	verb	watch, observe, or inquire secretly
spy	noun	(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
spying	noun	keeping a secret or furtive watch
snooper	noun	a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
snoop	noun	a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
sleuthing	noun	a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
sleuth	noun	a detective who follows a trail

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schnüffler

ein Spion, der unaufgefordert Nachforschungen über die Privatangelegenheiten anderer anstellt

🇫🇷French

espionner

un espion qui enquête sans y être invité sur les affaires privées d'autrui

🇪🇸Spanish

fisgonear

un espía que realiza investigaciones no solicitadas sobre los asuntos privados de otros

🇮🇹Italian

curiosare

una spia che fa indagini non invitate negli affari privati degli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

snuffelen

een spion die ongevraagd onderzoek doet naar de privézaken van anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

bisbilhotar

um espião que faz investigações indesejadas sobre assuntos privados de outras pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

шпионить

шпион, который без приглашения расследует личные дела других людей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जासूसी

एक जासूस जो दूसरों के निजी मामलों में बिन बुलाए पूछताछ करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্নুপ

একজন গুপ্তচর যে অন্যদের ব্যক্তিগত বিষয়ে অনামন্ত্রিত অনুসন্ধান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்னூப்

ஒரு உளவாளி, மற்றவர்களின் தனிப்பட்ட விவகாரங்களில் அழைக்கப்படாத விசாரணைகளை மேற்கொள்கிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్నూప్

ఇతరుల వ్యక్తిగత విషయాలపై ఆహ్వానించబడని విచారణలు చేసే గూఢచారి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्नूप

एक गुप्तहेर जो इतरांच्या खाजगी बाबींमध्ये निमंत्रित चौकशी करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાસૂસી

એક જાસૂસ જે અન્ય લોકોની ખાનગી બાબતોમાં બિનઆમંત્રિત પૂછપરછ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನೂಪ್

ಇತರರ ಖಾಸಗಿ ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸದ ವಿಚಾರಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಗೂಢಚಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്നൂപ്പ്

മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ സ്വകാര്യ കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ ക്ഷണിക്കപ്പെടാതെ അന്വേഷണം നടത്തുന്ന ഒരു ചാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਨੂਪ

ਇੱਕ ਜਾਸੂਸ ਜੋ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਬੁਲਾਏ ਪੁੱਛਗਿੱਛ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسنوپ

ایک جاسوس جو دوسروں کے نجی معاملات میں بن بلائے پوچھ گچھ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

窥探

不请自来地打探他人私人事务的间谍

🇯🇵Japanese

スヌープ

他人のプライベートな事柄について、招かれてもいないのに調査するスパイ

🇰🇷Korean

탐정

남의 사생활을 몰래 캐어보는 간첩

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rình mò

một điệp viên tự nguyện tìm hiểu chuyện riêng tư của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

สอดแนม

สายลับที่ทำการสอบสวนโดยไม่ได้รับเชิญเกี่ยวกับเรื่องส่วนตัวของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengintip

seorang mata-mata yang melakukan penyelidikan tanpa diundang ke dalam urusan pribadi orang lain

🇲🇾Malay

mengintip

seorang pengintip yang membuat siasatan tanpa diundang mengenai hal ehwal peribadi orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجسس

جاسوس يقوم بإجراء تحقيقات غير مرغوب فيها في الشؤون الخاصة للآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

اسنوپ

جاسوسی که ناخوانده در امور خصوصی دیگران تحقیق می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

gözetleme

Başkalarının özel işlerini davetsiz olarak araştıran bir casus

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַטֵט

מרגל שעושה בירורים לא קרואים בענייניהם הפרטיים של אחרים

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