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Overheard
verb
/oʊ.vɚ.hɝd/
Word Frequency:
1.7
Definitions
1.
verb
To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
"I was hanging clothes in the garden and I overheard the neighbours talking about Sheila's pregnancy."
Synonyms
eavesdrop
amazed
hear
heard
listened
startled
surprised
understood
caught
intercepted
monitored
gleaned
Rhymes With
absurd
spurred
stirred
conferred
interred
nerd
demurred
purred
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