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Which word has a meaning similar to “snooping” as it is used in this excerpt?

Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles.

MRS. HALE. I’d hate to have men coming into my kitchen, snooping around and criticizing.

looking
peering
intruding
searching

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Answer:C INtruding

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The right answer is intruding. The way in which the word snoop is used in this sentence implies a negative attitude, particularly as it is immediately followed by the word 'criticizing'. Therefore, the similarly negative word intruding has a similar meaning here.