scavenging vs snoop

scavenging

noun
  • The act of searching through refuse for useful material. 

adj
  • That eats carrion 

snoop

noun
  • The act of snooping 

  • A private detective 

  • One who snoops 

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. 

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