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Overhearing

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

📖 Definitions of "Overhearing"

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."

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which something is overheard.

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