23
spy(verb, observe, investigate, bug, listen)
14
snoop(verb, bug, spy, listen, monitor)
13
listen in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, bug, spy)
11
overhear(verb, take, get, accept, catch)
10
bug(noun, verb, spy, listen, monitor)
8
listen(verb, take, get, accept, catch)
8
be all ears(verb, expression, idiom, take, get)
8
hear(verb, take, get, detect, earwig)
6
bend an ear(verb, expression, idiom, bug, spy)
5
hearken(verb, take, get, accept, catch)
5
pry(verb, bug, spy, listen, monitor)
5
listen to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hear, earwig)
4
tap(noun, verb, bug, spy, listen)
4
wiretap(noun, verb, bug, spy, listen)
4
heed(verb, take, get, accept, catch)
4
earwig
3
attend(verb, take, get, accept, catch)
3
auscultate(verb, take, get, accept, catch)
3
give an audience to(verb, expression, idiom, take, get)
3
hear out(verb, expression, get, accept, observe)
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