eavesdrop
/ˈivzˌdrɑp/
verb
- To secretly listen to the private conversation of others.
- The spy was caught eavesdropping in the hotel lobby.
- It's rude to eavesdrop on someone else's phone call.
- She tried not to eavesdrop on her parents' argument.
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noun
- An act of secretly listening to a private conversation.
- He overheard the plan during an accidental eavesdrop.
- The detective's eavesdrop revealed the criminal's hideout.
- She felt guilty after her eavesdrop on the private meeting.