"eavesread" meaning in English

See eavesread in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: eavesreads [present, singular, third-person], eavesreading [participle, present], eavesread [participle, past], eavesread [past]
Etymology: Blend of eavesdrop + read. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|eavesdrop|read}} Blend of eavesdrop + read Head templates: {{en-verb|eavesreads|eavesreading|eavesread}} eavesread (third-person singular simple present eavesreads, present participle eavesreading, simple past and past participle eavesread)
  1. To surreptitiously read something.
    Sense id: en-eavesread-en-verb-2umlDWZq Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for eavesread meaning in English (1.9kB)

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