bugging
- present participle of bug.
Example Sentences
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Nature-loving travelers from around the globe are bugging out over the fireflies, descending en masse on isolated stretches of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
An audio bugging device left by MI5 recorded the whole thing.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
“What is bugging me is I think our voter rolls may be more accurate than this database,” Phillips said.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
A spokesperson for ANL has previously said it had "denied under oath that its journalists had commissioned or obtained information derived from phone hacking, phone tapping, bugging, computer or email hacking or burglary to order".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
“Yeah,” says Eddie, his eyes bugging out like a balloon.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
