eavesread

English

Etymology

Blend of eavesdrop +‎ read.

Verb

eavesread (third-person singular simple present eavesreads, present participle eavesreading, simple past and past participle eavesread)

1. To surreptitiously read something.
   • 1998, Larry Samuel, The Future Ain't what it Used to be: 40 Cultural Trends Transforming Your Job, Your Life, Your World, Riverhead Books, →ISBN, page 99:

     Lurkers hang around silently in otherwise noisy chat rooms, eavesreading other people's conversations for vicarious fun.

   • 2011, Caissie St. Onge, Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever., Ember, →ISBN, page 27:

     Once, my mom flipped out when she eavesread an exchange between us over my shoulder.

   • 2014, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Truth Be Told, Forge, →ISBN, page 94:

     Aaron yanked at his tie to keep it from strangling him, tried to “eavesread” the paperwork on Stephanie's desk to find any clues to Lizzie's whereabouts.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:eavesread.