Question

read the excerpt from part one of trifles.
mrs. hale. i’d hate to have men coming into my kitchen, snooping around and criticizing.
which word has a meaning similar to \snooping\ as it is used in this excerpt?
○ looking
○ peering
○ intruding
○ searching

Explanation:

In the context of men entering a kitchen and examining it in an unwelcome, overly curious way, "snooping" refers to prying or searching through someone's space without proper permission or in an intrusive manner. "Looking" is too general, "peering" focuses on gazing closely, and "intruding" emphasizes entering without right, while "searching" matches the investigative, prying nature of snooping here.

Answer:

searching