eavesdropping
verb
Meaning
- To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
- To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.
- Listening secretly to private conversation of others.
- The interception of electronic communication.
- The act of one organism listening for another's calls, so as to exploit them.
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