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eavesreading

eavesreading is the present participle and gerund of eavesread.

Meaning of eavesread

Verb

eavesread (third-person singular simple present eavesreads, present participle eavesreading, simple past and past participle eavesread)

  1. To surreptitiously read something.
    • Lurkers hang around silently in otherwise noisy chat rooms, eavesreading other people's conversations for vicarious fun.1998, Larry Samuel, The Future Ain't what it Used to be: 40 Cultural Trends Transforming Your Job, Your Life, Your World, Riverhead Books, →ISBN, page 99

Questions about eavesreading

What is eavesreading the present participle and gerund of?
Eavesreading is the present participle and gerund of eavesread.

Words near eavesreading in the dictionary

  1. eavesdropping
  2. eavesdroppingly
  3. eavesdroppings
  4. eavesdrops
  5. eavesread
  6. eavesreading
  7. eavesreads
  8. eavestrough
  9. eavestroughs
  10. eaving
  11. eavings

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