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bugging

/ˈbʌɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
bug-ging
IPA
/ˈbʌɡɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bug

noun

Electronic surveillance.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

buggings (plural)

Derived Forms

antibugging bluebugging

Phrases

river bugging

Rhymes With

hugging plugging debugging tugging chugging mugging slugging shrugging drugging lugging snugging

Questions

How do you pronounce bugging?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌɡɪŋ/.
What does bugging mean?
present participle and gerund of bug

How to pronounce bugging

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