digging
Meaning of digging
verb, gerund or present participle
- break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc.
the boar had been digging for roots
she had to dig the garden
authorities cause chaos by digging up roads
- push or poke sharply.
he dug his hands into his pockets
- like, appreciate, or understand.
I really dig heavy rock
Middle English: perhaps from Old English dīc ‘ditch’.
Information about digging
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of digging is: diggings.
- Languages in which digging is used:
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Hyphenation of digging
dig-ging
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- digging is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
digging synonyms
Meaning excavation:
Meaning prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening:
Meaning up to (the point in time or the event mentioned); until:
Meaning draw a harrow over (land):
Meaning turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plough, especially before sowing:
Meaning be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work:
Meaning dig over (ground) with a spade:
Meaning reach inside a receptacle and search for something:
Meaning jab or prod (someone or something) with one's finger or a sharp object:
Meaning poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object:
Meaning poke roughly or quickly, especially with something sharp or pointed:
Meaning make a thrusting gesture or movement at something with a pointed object:
Meaning push (someone or something) roughly:
Meaning roughly force (something) into place:
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself:
Meaning push suddenly or violently in a specified direction:
Meaning operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle:
Meaning prod (someone) gently with one's elbow in order to attract attention:
Meaning having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to:
Meaning feel deep affection for (someone):
Meaning love and respect (someone) deeply:
Meaning take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion):
Meaning recognize the full worth of:
Meaning perceive the significance, explanation, or cause of:
Meaning grasp mentally; understand:
Meaning go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind:
Meaning seize and hold firmly:
Meaning come to have (something); receive:
digging antonyms
Meaning feel distaste for or hostility towards:
Translation of digging
- French: creusement
- Italian: scavo
- German: Grabung, Ausgrabung, Abtragung, Aushebung
- Portuguese: terraplenagem
- Spanish: excavación
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