Overhearing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overhearing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of overhear.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of overhear.
More Meanings
- The act by which something is overheard.
Example Sentences
Where overhearings were intended, as in conversations that girls wanted boys to overhear, the speaker often directed her gaze at the boy who was supposed to overhear while turning her mouth toward the ear of the listener.
Word Forms
- overhearings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include take in, catch, overlarding, overreading, overruling, overloudness.
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