Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buhg out]
- /bʌg aʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buhg out]
- /bʌg aʊt/
Definitions of bugging out words
- noun bugging out Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect. 1
- noun bugging out (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. 1
- noun bugging out Informal. any microorganism, especially a virus: He was laid up for a week by an intestinal bug. 1
- noun bugging out 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
- noun bugging out Informal. a person who has a great enthusiasm for something; fan or hobbyist: a hi-fi bug. a craze or obsession: He's got the sports-car bug. 1
- noun bugging out Informal. a hidden microphone or other electronic eavesdropping device. any of various small mechanical or electrical gadgets, as one to influence a gambling device, give warning of an intruder, or indicate location. 1
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Origin of bugging out
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 out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bugging out 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bugging out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bugging out
verb bugging out
- protrude — to project.
- swell — to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- sag — to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
- bloat — to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind
- distend — Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.
Antonyms for bugging out
verb bugging out
- tighten — make more snug or secure
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- lessen — to become less.
- abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
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