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/lˈɪsən ɪn/ Listen

Listen in

verb

Listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation.

Listen without the speaker's knowledge. Synonym: eavesdrop.

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"Listen in" Quotes from Famous Books

... waters beat cold on the shore, And the grey sea in sadness grows old; I listen in vain for Love's pleading once more, While my ship comes with spices and gold. The sea birds cry hoarsely, for this is their songing, On masthead and colours their white wings are thronging, But my soul throbs deep with love and with longing, And I wait for ...

— Threads of Grey and Gold • Myrtle Reed

... life prepare him to be the poet of democracy? To what voices does he specially listen in his poem, I Hear America Singing? In his Song of Myself, point out some passages that show the modern spirit of altruism. In Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking, what lines best show his lyric gift? What individual objects stand out most strongly and poetically? Could this poem ...

— History of American Literature • Reuben Post Halleck

... the righteous? He, who has appointed to each his portion, is God; the Omniscient and the Almighty, who fills eternity, and whose existence is from Himself! but he who murmurs, is man; who yesterday was not, and who to-morrow shall be forgotten: let him listen in silence to the voice of knowlege, and hide the blushes of ...

— Almoran and Hamet • John Hawkesworth

Words linked to "Listen in" : intercept, bug, wiretap, listen, tap, eavesdrop