bug
noun
a hemipterous insect.
has been bugging
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present perfect progressiveof bug (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“My family has been bugging me to retire for at least 10 years,” she said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
But this past year another issue has been bugging me.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 12, 2021
There are so many worse mother-in-law problems to have, but this has been bugging me for a year now.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2021
This fact has been bugging me for at least a week.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 3, 2017
That question has been bugging me since Sunday.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
