eavesdropping

nounverbattested in dialogue

United States//ˈivsˌdɹɒ.piŋ//

verbal noun of eavesdrop: Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.

noun

1
verbal noun of eavesdrop: Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.
The detective kept them in view. He made his way casually along the inside of the shelter until he reached an open scuttle close to where the two men were standing talking. Eavesdropping was not a thing Larard would have practised from choice, but there were times when, in the public interest, he had to do it, and this was one of them.
2
verbal noun of eavesdrop: The interception of electronic communication.
3
verbal noun of eavesdrop: The act of one organism listening for another's calls, so as to exploit them.

Etymology

Etymology tree English eavesdrop Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English eavesdropping From eavesdrop + -ing.

verb

1
Also a form of eavesdroppresent participle and gerund of eavesdrop

Forms

plural: eavesdroppings

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eavesdropping · verbal noun of eavesdrop: Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.

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