Definition for Eavesdrop:

• To stand under the eaves of a window, or at a door, to listen to what is being said within doors; eavesdropping, listening at doors or windows to what is said within.

Synonyms for Eavesdrop:

• n.

  •
  • strain your eyes/ears,
  • follow,
  • read someone's lips,
  • hang on someone's every word.
  •
  • investigate.
  •overhear (noun)
  • try to overhear,
  • monitor,
  • listen stealthily,
  • listen in on.

• v.

  •bug (verb)
  • listened in,
  • over hears,
  • over-heard,
  • over-hears,
  • over hear,
  • over heard,
  • over-hearing,
  • over-hear,
  • over hearing.
  •hear (verb)
  • art all ears,
  • being ears,
  • gat wind of,
  • becomes aware,
  • got an earful,
  • giving an audience to,
  • gat an earful,
  • is all ears,
  • wast all ears,
  • is ears,
  • getting wind of,
  • gave audience to,
  • getting an earful,
  • giving ears,
  • get earful,
  • am ears,
  • gat earful,
  • giving audience to,
  • got earful,
  • gives attention,
  • be ears,
  • gotten earful,
  • gets earful,
  • gets wind of,
  • were all ears,
  • being all ears,
  • gives an audience to,
  • gave an audience to,
  • am all ears,
  • gave attention,
  • are ears,
  • gives ears,
  • gave ears,
  • getting earful,
  • was all ears,
  • gets an earful,
  • auscultating,
  • gives audience to,
  • were ears,
  • gotten an earful,
  • are all ears,
  • wast ears,
  • wert all ears,
  • was ears,
  • auscultates,
  • wert ears,
  • gotten wind of.
  •perception (verb)
  • eavesdrop.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • hear from.
  •
  • listener.
  •
  • devour.
  •
  • hang on,
  • list.
  •
  • catch.
  •hear
  • became aware,
  • becoming aware,
  • give ears,
  • got wind of,
  • give an audience to,
  • giving attention,
  • auscultated,
  • become aware,
  • get an earful,
  • get wind of.

Antonyms for Eavesdrop:

• v.

  • listen without permission
    ignore.

Eavesdrop Sentence Examples:

• Dolly had to eavesdrop a little to overhear this conversation, as Alicia had drawn Mrs. Berry aside, to make her inquiries.

• " I didn't aim ter eavesdrop, Blossom," said Turner, his sternness wavering before her tears.

Homophones for Eavesdrop:

• epistrophe.

Hypernym for Eavesdrop:

• v.

  • perception
    wiretap, bug, tap, intercept.

Hyponym for Eavesdrop:

• v.

  • perception
    listen.