bug
noun
a hemipterous insect.
had been bugging
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past perfect progressiveof bug.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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“They had been bugging me about what I was going to do and when I was going to do it. They really had been giving me a hard time,” he recalled.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022
Eaton said you’d "definitely" see him at the 2024 Paris Olympics but hoped to heal an ankle issue that had been bugging him for a few months and spend time with his family.
From Fox News ● Jul. 29, 2021
A friend of mine had been bugging me to catch up in person for the last few months, and she asked that we try to get together before it gets too cold.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2020
My GP had been bugging me to take statins as my cholesterol was around 215/225.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2017
He drove Liyana, Rafik, Khaled, and Nadine on the descending road through sand dunes toward Jericho because Rafik had been bugging him so much.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
