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Snoop vs Stalking - What's the difference?

snoop | stalking |

As verbs the difference between snoop and stalking

is that snoop is to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen while stalking is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between snoop and stalking

is that snoop is the act of snooping while stalking is hunting for game by moving silently and stealthily or by waiting in ambush.

snoop

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
  • To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
  • If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of snooping
  • One who snoops
  • Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop .
  • A private detective
  • She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair.

    References

    * 1996, T.F. Hoad, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology , Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192830988

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    stalking

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (wikipedia stalking) (en noun)
  • Hunting for game by moving silently and stealthily or by waiting in ambush
  • The crime of following or harassing another person, causing him or her to fear death or injury
  • The removal of stalks from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking