eavesdrop
verb
eaves·drop
ˈēvz-ˌdräp 
eavesdropped; eavesdropping; eavesdrops
: to listen secretly to what is said in private
eavesdropper
noun
Examples of eavesdrop in a Sentence
a nosy traveler who likes to eavesdrop on his fellow airline passengers
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Runyon Canyon Gossip Photo: Getty Images This one’s about quality over quantity: Whoever can eavesdrop on the juiciest piece of industry gossip takes home the gold.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2024
Another controversy broke last year with a leak of classified Pentagon documents indicating the U.S. may have been eavesdropping on South Korea’s presidential office.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
That's because connecting to public wifi can lead to potentially devastating consequences as criminals could be eavesdropping and intercepting personal data, according to Dimitri Sirota, CEO of BigID.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 July 2024
The researchers allowed their virtual insects to eavesdrop on each other.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2024
Another controversy broke last year with a leak of classified Pentagon documents indicating the U.S. may have been eavesdropping on South Korea’s presidential office.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
That's because connecting to public wifi can lead to potentially devastating consequences as criminals could be eavesdropping and intercepting personal data, according to Dimitri Sirota, CEO of BigID.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 July 2024
The researchers allowed their virtual insects to eavesdrop on each other.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
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eavesdrop
verb
eaves·drop
ˈēvz-ˌdräp
: to listen secretly to private conversation
eavesdropper
noun
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