overhearing

/OW0 V ER0 HH IH1 R IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

    “I was hanging clothes in the garden and I overheard the neighbours talking about Sheila's pregnancy.”

Synonyms

eavesdrop
noun
  1. 1

    The act by which something is overheard.

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