bugging

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌɡɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌɡɪŋ

Verb

bugging

1. present participle and gerund of bug

Noun

bugging (countable and uncountable, plural buggings)

1. Electronic surveillance.
   • 1993, John H. Davis, The Kennedys: Dynasty and Disaster, page 486:

     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.

Derived terms

• antibugging
• bluebugging
• river bugging

Translations

Electronic surveillance

German: Abhören (de) n