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bugging

SayBUG-ing/ˈbʌɡɪŋ/

Pluralbuggings

2 meanings of bugging

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Secretly listening to people using hidden microphones or recording devices.

    Like someone hiding a tiny recorder in a room to hear everything you say.

    The police suspected bugging and searched the room for hidden microphones.

    Bugging is illegal without permission from a court.

    Similarwiretapping, eavesdropping, surveillance, snooping

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of bug. Use this form for an action happening right now.

    Her little brother kept bugging her for a snack.

    The kids were bugging me about going to the park.

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bugging is a form of bug

bug, verb: To bother or annoy someone. Full entry

Forms
bugbugs he/she/itbugging -ing formbugged past tense, past participle
Spelling
bug → bugging: double the g, add -ing

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