verb
- present participle of burgle; illegally entering a building to steal things
Usage: primarily British English
Examples
- The police caught him burgling the house next door.
- She was arrested for burgling several shops in the area.
- They spent the night burgling empty offices downtown.
- The security cameras showed someone burgling the warehouse.
- He was convicted of burgling three homes last month.
- The neighbors reported suspicious activity that looked like burgling.