3syllables
eavesdropping
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Definitions ofeavesdropping
1verb
- To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
Example: "I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal."
- To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.
1noun
- Listening secretly to private conversation of others.
- The interception of electronic communication.
- The act of one organism listening for another's calls, so as to exploit them.
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