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eavesdropping Definition


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eavesdrop
verb
    intr
    eavesdropped, eavesdropping
    1. To listen secretly to a private conversation.
      Thesaurus: overhear, listen in, spy, tap, monitor, snoop, bug (slang).
      Form: eavesdrop on someone (also)
Derivative: eavesdropper
noun
    Derivative: eavesdropping
    noun
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon yfæsdrypæ a person who stands under the eaves to listen to conversations.



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