What does dredging mean?
Dredging means present participle and gerund of dredge.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of dredge.
Soundings showed wide variations in depths of water, and from the dredgings of the bottom came new types of sediment […]
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Dredging means present participle and gerund of dredge.
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Soundings showed wide variations in depths of water, and from the dredgings of the bottom came new types of sediment […]
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