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digging

/ˈdɪɡɪŋ(ɡ)/noun, verb2 syllables

Digging means: work hard.

Synonyms for digging28

noun, as in the act of digging

excavation, dig

verb, as in work hard

labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil

verb, as in get the meaning of something

grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend

verb, as in poke or thrust abruptly

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

verb, as in turn up, loosen, or remove earth

dig, delve, cut into, turn over

verb, as in remove, harvest, or recover by digging

dig, dig up, dig out

verb, as in remove the inner part or the core of

excavate, dig, hollow

verb, as in create by digging

dig, dig out

verb, as in thrust down or into

dig

What does digging mean?9

verb

1

work hard“She was digging away at her math homework”

2

get the meaning of something“Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?”

3

poke or thrust abruptly“he jabbed his finger into her ribs”

4

turn up, loosen, or remove earth“Dig we must”

5

remove, harvest, or recover by digging“dig salt”

6

remove the inner part or the core of“the mining company wants to excavate the hillside”

7

create by digging“dig a hole”

8

thrust down or into“dig the oars into the water”

noun

1

the act of digging“there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with digging?1

two syllables

rigging
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Digging in a sentence

  • Stop trying to justify yourself, you're just digging yourself a deeper hole!tieguy
  • After we finish digging the trench, planting the flowers will be easy.CM
  • If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.Scott
  • There's nothing like digging up money, it's good fun.sacredceltic
  • I sit and sort out foreign words, like digging a well with a needle.AlanF_US
  • It's as though his piercing gaze is digging through me.Nuel
  • One man was seen digging with his bare hands.CK
  • You're digging your own grave with your own hands.Nuel

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Forms of digging

as a noun

plural
diggings