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I am wondering if there's a verb that means "listening stealthily" or "listening to someone or a group of people without having him/them know".
I am highly confident that there's a verb, but I can't seem to remember what it was.
Just so that we're in the same page, here's an example:
John put his ears over the door to ___ at the private conversation between the king and the queen.
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I am wondering if there's a verb that means "listening stealthily" or "listening to someone or a group of people without having him/them know".
I am highly confident that there's a verb, but I can't seem to remember what it was.
Just so that we're in the same page, here's an example:
John put his ears over the door to ___ at the private conversation between the king and the queen.
word-request
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add a comment |
I am wondering if there's a verb that means "listening stealthily" or "listening to someone or a group of people without having him/them know".
I am highly confident that there's a verb, but I can't seem to remember what it was.
Just so that we're in the same page, here's an example:
John put his ears over the door to ___ at the private conversation between the king and the queen.
word-request
New contributor
I am wondering if there's a verb that means "listening stealthily" or "listening to someone or a group of people without having him/them know".
I am highly confident that there's a verb, but I can't seem to remember what it was.
Just so that we're in the same page, here's an example:
John put his ears over the door to ___ at the private conversation between the king and the queen.
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The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:
Secretly listen to a conversation.
‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’
(source: Oxford Dictionaries)
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The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:
Secretly listen to a conversation.
‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’
(source: Oxford Dictionaries)
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The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:
Secretly listen to a conversation.
‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’
(source: Oxford Dictionaries)
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The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:
Secretly listen to a conversation.
‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’
(source: Oxford Dictionaries)
The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:
Secretly listen to a conversation.
‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’
(source: Oxford Dictionaries)
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