eavesdropping
C2Substantiv/US /ˈiːvzdrˌɑpɪŋ/ ĒVZDR-äp-ĭng; UK /ˈiːvzdrˌɑpɪŋ/ ĒVZDR-äp-ĭng/
The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places where persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad.
