eavesdrops in English

verb
1
secretly listen to a conversation.
she opened the window just enough to eavesdrop on the conversation outside
synonyms:listen in onspy onmonitortapwiretaprecordoverhearsnoop onbug
verb

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1. There he eavesdrops on his colleagues as they attempt to impeach him.

2. A person who eavesdrops on your conversation and comes over to give you suggestions for how to resolve your problems without being asked or invited is an example of a Busybody.

3. But any that steal a hearing, there follows him a Bright flaming fire (or shooting star) Ali Bakhtiari Nejad Except anyone who eavesdrops, then he is pursued by a visible shooting flame