eavesread

present singular third person eavesreads · participle present eavesreading

1. To surreptitiously read something.

   Once, my mom flipped out when she eavesread an exchange between us over my shoulder.

   2011, Caissie St. Onge, Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever., Ember, →ISBN, page 27

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   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

   Aaron yanked at his tie to keep it from strangling him, tried to “eavesread” the paperwork on Stephanie's desk to find any clues to Lizzie's whereabouts.

   2014, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Truth Be Told, Forge, →ISBN, page 94