# bugging

Pronunciation: say "BUG-ing" /ˈbʌɡɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The covert monitoring of conversations or communications using concealed electronic listening devices.
   - Simple: Secretly listening to people using hidden microphones or recording devices.
   - _Investigators confirmed that the bugging had captured months of private phone calls._
   - _Corporate bugging of a rival's boardroom led to a major lawsuit._

## Verb

2. Present participle of bug. — present participle and gerund of bug
   - Simple: Present participle of bug. Use this form for an action happening right now.
   - _Stop bugging your sister and finish your homework._
   - _He spent the afternoon bugging the senator's office with hidden microphones._

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