eavesdropped
Variant of eavesdrop
eaves·drop (ēvz′dräp′)
noun
Etymology: ME evesdrop, altered (after drop, drop) < OE yfesdrype: see eaves & drip
intransitive verb eavesdropped -·dropped′, eavesdropping -·drop′·ping
Etymology: prob. back-form. < eavesdropper, lit., one who stands on the eavesdrop to listen
Related Forms:
- eavesdropper eaves′·drop′·per noun
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