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listening in

listening in is the present participle and gerund of listen in.

Meaning of listen in

Verb

listen in (third-person singular simple present listens in, present participle listening in, simple past and past participle listened in)

  1. To listen without participating.
    • Do you mind if I listen in on your meeting tomorrow?
    Synonyms:
    listen, sit in
  2. To eavesdrop; to listen secretly.
    • You should close the door for conversations like that. You never know who might be listening in.
    Synonyms:
    eavesdrop, overhear
  3. (dated) To listen to a radio broadcast.
    • Did you listen in to the concert last night?

Questions about listening in

What is listening in the present participle and gerund of?
Listening in is the present participle and gerund of listen in.

Words near listening in in the dictionary

  1. listening bars
  2. listening comprehension
  3. listening device
  4. listening devices
  5. listening fatigue
  6. listening in
  7. listening out
  8. listening post
  9. listening posts
  10. listening station
  11. listening stations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: listening in (page history and authors); listen in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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