eavesdropping Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb listen without the speaker's knowledge
listen in; eavesdrop.
- the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations
WordNet
Eaves"drop`ping noun
Definitions
(Law) The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places where persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The offense is indictable at common law. Wharton.