Associations to the word «Eavesdrop»

Wiktionary

EAVESDROP, verb. ​To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
EAVESDROP, noun. The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house
EAVESDROP, noun. The space around a house on which such water drips
EAVESDROP, noun. A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building
EAVESDROP, noun. The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard

Dictionary definition

EAVESDROP, verb. Listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King