overhearing

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English

Definitions

verb

To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.“I was hanging clothes in the garden and I overheard the neighbours talking about Sheila's pregnancy.”

noun

The act by which something is overheard.

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Synonyms

eavesdrop take in catch overlarding overreading overruling overloudness overpowering overissue overruler overness overheating overburning overmeddling overtalk overshow overageness

Rhymes

endearing jeering peering hearing fleering key ring rehearing disappearing tree ring cering

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