EAVESDROP
[/ˈiːvzˌdrɑp/]
Definition
Secretly to overhear a catalogue of the crimes and vices of another or yourself.
Additional notes
A lady with one of her ears applied To an open keyhole heard, inside, Two female gossips in converse free— The subject engaging them was she. I think, said one, "and my husband thinks That she's a prying, inquisitive minx!" As soon as no more of it she could hear The lady, indignant, removed her ear. I will not stay, she said, with a pout, To hear my character lied about! Gopete Sherany
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