Eavesdrop vs Eavedrop - What's the difference?
eavesdrop | eavedrop |
(senseid)To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house
The space around a house on which such water drips
A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building
The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard
As nouns the difference between eavesdrop and eavedrop
is that eavesdrop is the dripping of rain from the eaves of a house while eavedrop is a drop falling from the eaves of a building; an eavesdrop.As a verb eavesdrop
is (to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear)To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.eavesdrop
English
Verb
(eavesdropp)- I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal.