bugging

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/ˈbʌɡɪŋ/

noun

Electronic surveillance.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bug
nounbugging (countable and uncountable, plural buggings)

plural buggings

  1. countableuncountableElectronic surveillance.

    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.

    1993, John H. Davis, The Kennedys: Dynasty and Disaster, page 486

Translations

German Abhören
  • AbhörenElectronic surveillance

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bugging

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Cite this entry
APA

bugging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugging

MLA

“bugging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugging. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bugging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugging.

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