Snooping WordWeb

Having fully transitioned to Ubuntu, WordWeb is the only Windows application that I missed. After setting it to work on Ubuntu, one fine day, it gave this surprising message:
WordWeb

Bloody WordWeb was secretively snooping my StrawBee (thats how I named my lappy :). Some kinda system monitoring, without user granting permission. But that poor thing doesn’t know that it is running on Wine. I’m sure this isn’t an easter egg. I hate it.

Now, tell me whether you have any better dictionary that is offline & that runs on Linux.

Update #0: Response from Antony Lewis of WordWeb:

It isn’t snooping - Windows sends all programs a message when Windows is put on Standby/hibernate (etc). WordWeb just counts how long since the last one. (of course most people don’t see the message because they sensibly turn off or hibernate their machines)

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