Present participle of burglarize; the act of committing burglary.
From burglarize + -ing (present participle suffix). Standard American formation for continuous or progressive action.
Movie criminals are always 'burglarizing' houses in real-time scenes, but police statistics show burglars work fast—the average break-in takes less than 10 minutes.
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