Question

read the excerpt from part one of jolies mrs. hale. id 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:

"Spreading" in this context implies moving around and looking closely. "Searching" also means looking around carefully, which is similar. "Tacking" means changing direction, "peering" is looking with difficulty, and "intruding" is entering without permission. None of these are as close in meaning as "searching".

Answer:

searching