Digging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɪɡɪŋ(ɡ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Digging is a noun meaning The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
Meaning
The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
More Meanings
- A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained.
- present participle and gerund of dig
- (dated, colloquial) Accommodation; lodgings; digs.
- (archaic, colloquial, often in the plural) Region; locality.
Example Sentences
This knock-down argument in favour of big mosquitoes used the Hoosier up, and the logician started on a new track, to explain how numerous bear were in his "diggins," where he represented them to be "about as plenty as blackberries, and a little plentifuler.”
Word Forms
- diggings
Synonyms for digging
Depending on context, synonyms include dig, rummage, excavation, ransacking.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include excavation, rummage, ransacking, delving, dredging, burrowing.
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