bug
noun
a hemipterous insect.
have been bugging
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present perfect progressiveof bug.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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For the past few years, financial services companies have been bugging me to name a “trusted contact.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
“People have been bugging me for a long time. I’d say 10 years or more,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
“I have been bugging Mr. Tiger Woods about being a vice captain for Australia,” Watson said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2018
I may have been bugging out, but I have to say Cap was totally cool under pressure.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
