feel around vs snoop

feel around

verb
  • To gather information sneakily; to seek out information without revealing that one is looking for it. 

  • To grope; to explore an area with one's hands, usually in search of something. 

snoop

verb
  • To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others. 

  • To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen. 

noun
  • The act of snooping 

  • A private detective 

  • One who snoops 

How often have the words feel around and snoop occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )