eavesdrop

Questions about eavesdrop

What does eavesdrop mean?

eavesdrop means "listen without the speaker's knowledge".

How many syllables are in eavesdrop?

eavesdrop has 2 syllables: eaves-drop. The stress falls on "eaves". In IPA it is /ˈivzˌdɹɑp/.

What is another word for eavesdrop?

Close synonyms include listen in. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is eavesdrop a common word?

eavesdrop is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with eavesdrop?

4 words rhyme with eavesdrop. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.