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."communicationactionhumanmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them."The fox was eavesdropping on the rabbit family's warning calls, hoping to find the location of their burrow and catch them unaware. "organismanimalcommunicationsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareListening secretly to private conversation of others."The teacher heard the students' eavesdropping on their classmates' conversations during lunch. "communicationactionsocietyhumanmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe interception of electronic communication.""The government denied accusations of widespread eavesdropping on citizens' phone calls." "communicationtechnologyinternetelectronicssignalpolicelawmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of one organism listening for another's calls, so as to exploit them."The cat practiced eavesdropping at the mouse hole, hoping to pinpoint the best time to pounce. "animalcommunicationbiologynatureecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
