burgling

We have found lemma(root) word of burgling : burgle.

Definitions


[ˈbəːɡl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- enter (a building) illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft
(e.g: our house in London has been burgled)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: originally a humorous and colloquial back-formation from burglar




definition by Oxford Dictionaries