B2verbinformalemotions
US/bʌɡ/
UK/bʌɡ/
to annoy someone, especially again and again
In context
It really bugs me when people talk loudly in the cinema.
Stop bugging your sister, she's trying to study.
Something's been bugging me all day, but I can't remember what.
Words that go with bug
adverb + verb
- really bugIt really bugs me when my phone battery dies.
verb + preposition
- bug someone aboutMy mum keeps bugging me about getting married.
- bug the hell out ofHis humming bugs the hell out of me.
verb + noun
- stop buggingStop bugging me, I'll do it later!
noun + noun
- what bugs meWhat bugs me is that nobody said sorry.