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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gupt sunna
"उसे गुप्त सुनते हुए पकड़ा गया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of secretly listening to a conversation.
"She was caught earwigging on their private discussion." - 2
The practice of eavesdropping, often with the intent of gathering information.
"His earwigging habits made him the go-to person for office gossip."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'earwigging' derives from the word 'earwig', which comes from the Old English 'earwicga', meaning 'ear insect'. Historically, it referred to the belief that these insects could crawl into people's ears. The term evolved to describe the act of eavesdropping or listening secretly, reflecting a shift in meaning from a literal insect to a metaphorical action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Earwigging" is said worldwide
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écoute clandestine
Transliteration: ekut klɑ̃dɛstɛn
"Il a été surpris en train de faire de l'écoute clandestine."
Lauschen
Transliteration: laʊ̯ʃən
"Er wurde beim Lauschen erwischt."
ascolto segreto
Transliteration: askolto seˈɡreto
"È stato sorpreso durante un ascolto segreto."
escucha clandestina
Transliteration: esˈkuʧa klanˈdestina
"Lo atraparon haciendo escucha clandestina."
escuta clandestina
Transliteration: esˈkutɐ klɐ̃dɛˈstina
"Ele foi pego fazendo escuta clandestina."
गुप्त सुनना
Transliteration: gupt sunna
"उसे गुप्त सुनते हुए पकड़ा गया।"
秘密倾听
Transliteration: mìmì qīngtīng
"他被抓到秘密倾听。"
몰래 듣기
Transliteration: mollae deudgi
"그는 몰래 듣기를 하다 걸렸다."
密かに聞くこと
Transliteration: hisokani kiku koto
"彼は密かに聞くことをしているところを見つかった。"
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