Eavesdropping

[Sarah]

The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other placeswhere persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly listening towhat is said, and then tattling it abroad. The offense is indictableat common law. Wharton.

[Sarah]

To spy on something or somebody.

[Sonia]

Secretly [Listening] to other people’s conversations.; [getting] into people’s [business].

[Magaret]

Anyone who overhears [pieces] of a conversation without actually being [in one] and [jumps] to conclusions!

[Little_Girl]

present participle of eavesdrop