wiretapping

wire tap ping |ˈwīrˌtapiNG ˈwaɪərtæpɪŋ | ▶noun the practice of connecting a listening device to a telephone line to secretly monitor a conversation. DERIVATIVES wire tap noun & verb, wire tap per |-ˌtapər |noun

wiretapping

wire |tap ¦ping |ˈwʌɪətapɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice of connecting a listening device to a telephone line to monitor conversations secretly. DERIVATIVES wiretap noun & verb, wiretapper noun