eavesdrop
Example Sentences
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In rehearsal, Mays fully inhabits his role — and his costume — moving with a lithe formality as he strives to eavesdrop on Mozart and Constanze.
From Los Angeles Times
With all the noise in the park, nobody could eavesdrop even if they wanted to, but this is a conversation that’s meant to be private.
From Literature
Mother, who had been eavesdropping from the other room, hissed, “Jozef! Stop this provocation. You love each other.”
From Literature
That’s why some of us eavesdrop, sneak into closets and rummage through dresser drawers in secret.
They’ve even heard of “Ear Hustle” — which means to eavesdrop — listening and discussion clubs in an Arkansas prison.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
