verb
- present participle of bug: to annoy or bother persistently
- present participle of bug: to place a hidden listening device in a room or on a phone
Usage: informal
noun
- the act of placing hidden listening devices for surveillance
Examples
- Stop bugging me about my homework!
- The constant noise from construction is really bugging her.
- The FBI was bugging the suspect’s phone calls.
- They discovered bugging devices in the hotel room.
- The bugging operation revealed important evidence.
- His little sister keeps bugging him to play games.
- The detective suspected bugging in the office building.