present participle of eavesdrop

Listening secretly to the private conversations of others. / (telecommunications) The interception of electronic communication.

plural of eavesdropping

The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house. / The space around a house on which such water drips.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eavesdrop

plural of eavesdrop

(transitive, intransitive) To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in. / (zoology) To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.

simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop

(rare) So as to eavesdrop.