verb🔗ShareTo hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in."I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal."communicationactionsoundmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them."The cunning fox eavesdropped on the quail's whistle, hoping to find her nest. "organismactionbiologyanimalsoundcommunicationecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
