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Is there a verb for listening stealthily?
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Contributor's Guide to English Language LearnersIs there a verb for the phrase “to pile on the agony”A lighter verb for “to preoccupy”Verb for 'putting to sleep'Is there a word for the “unutterable” feeling when listening to a beautiful song?Is there a word for this condition?Is there any word for “re-act?”The verb for setting upper limits is “cap”, what is the verb for setting lower limits?Is there another verb for “stitch someone up”? What is the American alternative for this verb?Is there a word for “be popular for a time”?Is there a verb for accepting a hitchhiker into your car?
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I am wondering if there's a verb that means "listening stealthily" or "listening to someone or a group of people without having him/them know".
I am highly confident that there's a verb, but I can't seem to remember what it was.
Just so that we're in the same page, here's an example:
John put his ears over the door to ___ at the private conversation between the king and the queen.
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I am wondering if there's a verb that means "listening stealthily" or "listening to someone or a group of people without having him/them know".
I am highly confident that there's a verb, but I can't seem to remember what it was.
Just so that we're in the same page, here's an example:
John put his ears over the door to ___ at the private conversation between the king and the queen.
word-request
asked 56 mins ago
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I am wondering if there's a verb that means "listening stealthily" or "listening to someone or a group of people without having him/them know".
I am highly confident that there's a verb, but I can't seem to remember what it was.
Just so that we're in the same page, here's an example:
John put his ears over the door to ___ at the private conversation between the king and the queen.
word-request
asked 56 mins ago
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I am wondering if there's a verb that means "listening stealthily" or "listening to someone or a group of people without having him/them know".
I am highly confident that there's a verb, but I can't seem to remember what it was.
Just so that we're in the same page, here's an example:
John put his ears over the door to ___ at the private conversation between the king and the queen.
word-request
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The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:
Secretly listen to a conversation.
‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’
(source: Oxford Dictionaries)
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The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:
Secretly listen to a conversation.
‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’
(source: Oxford Dictionaries)
answered 52 mins ago
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The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:
Secretly listen to a conversation.
‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’
(source: Oxford Dictionaries)
answered 52 mins ago
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:
Secretly listen to a conversation.
‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’
(source: Oxford Dictionaries)
answered 52 mins ago
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:
Secretly listen to a conversation.
‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’
(source: Oxford Dictionaries)
answered 52 mins ago
GlorfindelGlorfindel
6,499113141
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