bugging

bug

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buhg]
- /bʌg/
- /ˈbʌ.ɡɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhg]
- /bʌg/

Definitions of bugging word

noun bugging surveillance using a hidden microphone 3
noun bugging (as modifier) 3
noun bugging Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect. 1
noun bugging (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. 1
noun bugging Informal. any microorganism, especially a virus: He was laid up for a week by an intestinal bug. 1
noun bugging Informal. a defect or imperfection, as in a mechanical device, computer program, or plan; glitch: The test flight discovered the bugs in the new plane. 1

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Origin of bugging

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

1615-25; 1885-90 for def 4; 1910-15 for def 5a; 1915-20 for def 14; 1945-50 for def 15; earlier bugge beetle, apparently alteration of Middle English budde, Old English -budda beetle; sense “leave” obscurely related to other senses and perhaps of distinct orig.

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Parts of speech for Bugging

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bugging popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for bugging

noun bugging

botheration — bother
bothering — to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy.
in-convenience — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
wiretap — an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
wiretapping — an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.

All 5 Synonyms of bugging