How to pronounce “eavesdrop”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (ambitransitive) To hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
• (zoology) To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.
• [Noun]
• The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.
• The space around a house on which such water drips.
• (countable) A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building.
• (countable) The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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