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Tripping vs Bugging - What's the difference?

tripping | bugging |

As verbs the difference between tripping and bugging

is that tripping is present participle of lang=en while bugging is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between tripping and bugging

is that tripping is the act of one who trips while bugging is electronic surveillance.

As an adjective tripping

is quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.

tripping

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly
  • (heraldry, not comparable) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if trotting; trippant.
    • a buck tripping

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who trips.
  • * 1821 , The Recreative Review, or Eccentricities of Literature and Life
    • At present we only produce some of those slips and trippings of the tongue and pen to which we are all liable in our unguarded moments

    bugging

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • 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.