Bugging

//ˈbʌɡɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Electronic surveillance. countable, uncountable

    "The buggings executed by the FBI not only revealed a great deal about the Cosa Nostra's activities, they also revealed a great deal about how the Cosa Nostra felt about the Kennedys."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bug form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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attentionaudienceauditionconferencecounterespionagecounterintelligence

Example

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"Stop bugging me with your annoying questions!"

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river bugging

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