overhearingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈhɪərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈhɪ(ə)rɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overhear v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < overhear v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of overhear v.; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > overhearing

overhearing1813

1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. v. 38 My overhearings were more to the purpose than yours .

1883 Daily News 25 Sept. 2/2 The overhearing [in telephones]..is due to the fact that the electric current passing over one wire induces a similar current in its neighbour in a reverse direction.

1904 Sat. Rev. 23 Jan. 107 By no means..let us have a peripety caused by the casual overhearing of something in the nick of time.

1988 M. Brodsky X in Paris 20 It was as if somebody, an ill-intentioned bystander, had—through persistently venomous overhearing—stumbled on the correct word for her predicament.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overhearing
释义	overhearingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈhɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈhɪ(ə)rɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overhear v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < overhear v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of overhear v.; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > overhearing overhearing1813 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. v. 38 My overhearings were more to the purpose than yours . View more context for this quotation 1883 Daily News 25 Sept. 2/2 The overhearing [in telephones]..is due to the fact that the electric current passing over one wire induces a similar current in its neighbour in a reverse direction. 1904 Sat. Rev. 23 Jan. 107 By no means..let us have a peripety caused by the casual overhearing of something in the nick of time. 1988 M. Brodsky X in Paris 20 It was as if somebody, an ill-intentioned bystander, had—through persistently venomous overhearing—stumbled on the correct word for her predicament. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1813
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