bugged
SayBUGD/bʌɡd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of bug. Use this form for something that already happened.
Her little brother bugged her all day for candy.
The kids bugged their parents about the trip.
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- 2Not working right because of a mistake in its computer code.
Like a toy that won't work because a part inside is broken.
The new game was so bugged that it crashed every few minutes.
My phone app is bugged and keeps freezing.
Similarbuggy
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- 3Having a hidden device that lets someone secretly listen to what is said.
Like a room with a tiny hidden microphone you can't see.
They worried that the hotel room was bugged.
The office turned out to be bugged by a rival company.
Similarwiretapped, tapped, wired
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bugged is a form of bug
bug, verb: To bother or annoy someone. Full entry
- Spelling
- bug → bugged: double the g, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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