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Vinony

eavesdropping

noun

  1. the act of listening surreptitiously
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈivsˌdɹɒ.piŋ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English eavesdrop Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English eavesdropping From eavesdrop + -ing.

  1. verbal noun of eavesdrop:

    “The detective kept them in view. He made his way casually along the inside of the shelter until he reached an open scuttle close to where the two men were standing talking. Eavesdropping was not a thing Larard would have practised from choice, but there were times when, in the public interest, he had to do it, and this was one of them.”

  2. verbal noun of eavesdrop:
  3. verbal noun of eavesdrop:

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English eavesdrop Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English eavesdropping From eavesdrop + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of eavesdrop