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Verb: eavesdrop (eavesdropped,eavesdropping)  'eevz`dróp
  1. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
    "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"
    - listen in, earwig [Brit]

Derived forms: eavesdropped, eavesdropping, eavesdrops

See also: eavesdropper

Type of: listen

Encyclopedia: Eavesdrop

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