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Is there a verb for listening stealthily?



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I am wondering if there's a verb that means "listening stealthily" or "listening to someone or a group of people without having him/them know".



I am highly confident that there's a verb, but I can't seem to remember what it was.



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John put his ears over the door to ___ at the private conversation between the king and the queen.











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    I am wondering if there's a verb that means "listening stealthily" or "listening to someone or a group of people without having him/them know".



    I am highly confident that there's a verb, but I can't seem to remember what it was.



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    John put his ears over the door to ___ at the private conversation between the king and the queen.











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      I am wondering if there's a verb that means "listening stealthily" or "listening to someone or a group of people without having him/them know".



      I am highly confident that there's a verb, but I can't seem to remember what it was.



      Just so that we're in the same page, here's an example:




      John put his ears over the door to ___ at the private conversation between the king and the queen.











      share|improve this question







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      I am wondering if there's a verb that means "listening stealthily" or "listening to someone or a group of people without having him/them know".



      I am highly confident that there's a verb, but I can't seem to remember what it was.



      Just so that we're in the same page, here's an example:




      John put his ears over the door to ___ at the private conversation between the king and the queen.








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          The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:




          Secretly listen to a conversation.
          ‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’




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            The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:




            Secretly listen to a conversation.
            ‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’




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              The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:




              Secretly listen to a conversation.
              ‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’




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                The word you're looking for is probably eavesdrop:




                Secretly listen to a conversation.
                ‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’




                (source: Oxford Dictionaries)






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                Secretly listen to a conversation.
                ‘my father eavesdropped on my phone calls’




                (source: Oxford Dictionaries)







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