Definition of Overhearing

1. Verb. (present participle of overhear) ¹

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Definition of Overhearing

1. overhear [v] - See also: overhear

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overhearing

overhead presses
overhead projector
overhead projectors
overhead railway
overhead valve
overheads
overheal
overheap
overheaped
overheaping
overheaps
overhear
overheard
overhearer
overhearers
overhearing (current term)
overhears
overheat
overheated
overheatedly
overheatedness
overheating
overheats
overheave
overheavy
overhedging
overheight
overheld
overhele
overheled

Literary usage of Overhearing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Stories of the Jaina Savior, Pārçvanātha by Bhāvadevasūri (1919)
"30: overhearing. One of the most fecund of Hindu story motifs is ' overhearing,' ... In the latter case, especially, overhearing serves as deus ex machina, ..."

2. A Treatise on the System of Evidence in Trials at Common Law: Including the by John Henry Wigmore (1905)
"Third Persons overhearing ; Documents obtained by Third Persons. (1) A third person overhearing a confidential communication may testify to it,1 for the ..."

3. The Step-mother: A Tale by George Payne Rainsford James (1846)
"Why, they've put me in here," replied the lad, " for overhearing something that Jack Williams said to Bill Maltby. about robbing ..."

4. Questions on Select Portions of the Gospels: Designed for the Use of Sabbath by Lucius Robinson Paige (1852)
"... and haughty, and overhearing spirit ? Matt. xxiii. 8. LESSON XLI. Conversation al the Last Supper ; continued. John xiii. 18 — 30. IS. ..."

5. History of the Abduction of William Morgan, and the Anti-masonic Excitement by A. P. Bentley (1874)
"... ]iis money gone it would be an easy matter to gut a jury to hring in a verdict of guilty," Some one overhearing this threat reported it to Mr. Gillis. ..."

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