wiretap
noun
an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
was wiretapping
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past progressiveof wiretap.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The FBI was wiretapping South Vietnam’s embassy and monitoring Chennault’s movements in Washington, including her visit to that embassy on Oct.
From Washington Post
