bugging off

verb

present participle of bug off
as in departing
to leave a place often for another I wish you would just bug off and leave me alone

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugging off
  1. departing
  2. exiting
  3. moving
  4. running along
  5. going
  6. peeling off
  7. pulling out
  8. pushing off
Verb
  • At Prague's Vaclav Havel Airport, spokesperson Denisa Hejtmánková said a total of nine flights were threatened, including arriving flights from Denmark, Spain and Britain, and departing flights to the Netherlands, Cyprus, Romania, Italy and Britain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Departing from Dallas In Porter’s view, departing is the most stressful part of air travel.
    — Lauren Harano, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • Stanichi is exiting Mattel at a transformative moment for the toy and entertainment company as well (though conversations about this move have been said to be months in the making).
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
  • At the same time, insurers are increasing premiums and, in some cases, exiting high-risk markets altogether, leaving some homeowners more exposed.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • This reduces computational requirements, allowing the system to operate on a moving robot with limited processing resources.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Over the last few decades, the percentage of children diagnosed with myopia has moved steadily upward, while age at diagnosis appears to be moving down.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Later, she’s entertained by a mouse running along the baseboard of one of London’s more elegant restaurants.
    — Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Spanning 40 miles as the crow flies, the Suwalki Gap is a corridor of land, running along the Polish/Lithuanian border, that connects the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to Belarus.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of running along
Verb
  • Plus, what’s behind the apparent rise in families going no-contact?
    — TheWeek, TheWeek, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Unable to ensure the security of domestic infrastructure, Gulf energy companies will increasingly hedge by going global.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • The crowd is in constant flux, peeling off and joining in depending on what the song queue has in store.
    — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Trump voters were not as united around Marshall, with 9% of them peeling off for Hamilton.
    — Elizabeth Schreier, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of peeling off
Verb
  • The abrupt development came on the heels of BC Partners pulling out of its arrangement to invest $300 million into the LIV Golf League after a simple head count made clear not enough of the circuit’s top golfers planned to return in 2027.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • National groups from both parties began pulling out of the race earlier this month, signaling that both now view the contest as less competitive than previously thought.
    — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of pulling out
Verb
  • The interesting part is that the robot doesn’t actually jump by pushing off with its legs like insects or frogs do.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Staying level-headed as teams weigh their many options, continuing to work on one’s game and pushing off vacations during free-agency years are some of his biggest takeaways.
    — PJ Green July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of pushing off
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