Definition
A present participle or gerund form meaning the act of outfitting a building with eaves or listening secretly; archaic or rare usage.
Etymology
Could derive from either 'eave' (to provide with eaves) or 'eavesdrop' (to listen secretly), with the '-ing' suffix. Usage is unclear in modern English.
Kelly Says
This word highlights how English can be ambiguous — 'eavesing' could mean either installing roof overhangs or illegally spying on someone, and only context tells you which one.
Translations
ARالعربية
استماع
is-timaa'
CACatalà
escoltar
es-kol-tar
CSČeština
poslech
po-sleh
DEDeutsch
Überwachung
OO-ber-mohn-tung
ELΕλληνικά
ακρόαση
ak-ro-a-si
ESEspañol
escucha
es-KOO-cha
FISuomi
kuuntelu
KOO-n-teh-loo
FRFrançais
écoute
eh-KOOT
HEעברית
האזנה
ha-a-zah-nah
HUMagyar
hallgatás
hal-ga-tahs
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendengarkan
men-deh-la-ng-kan
ITItaliano
ascolto
as-KOL-toh
JA日本語
耳を傾ける
Mimi o kakeru
KO한국어
귀를 기울이다
gwi-reul gi-ul-i-da
MSBahasa Melayu
mendengar
men-deh-ngar
NLNederlands
afluisteren
af-LOO-ster-en
PLPolski
podsłuchiwanie
po-ds-LOO-chee-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
escutar
eh-SKOO-tar
RORomână
ascultare
as-kooL-ta-reh
RUРусский
слушать
slu-shat'
SWKiswahili
kusikiza
koo-si-kee-za
TAதமிழ்
விசாரணை
vi-sa-ra-nai
TLTL
pakinggan
pa-kin-gan
TRTürkçe
dinlemek
din-LEH-mek
UKУкраїнська
слухати
slu-ha-tyi