Definitions for digging
dig·ging

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1. excavation, digging, dignoun

   the act of digging

   "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

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1. diggingnoun

   The action performed by a person or thing that digs.

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1. Digging

   Digging is the process of using some implement such as claws, hands, or tools, to remove material from a solid surface, usually soil or sand on the surface of the Earth. Digging is actually the combination of two processes, the first being the breaking or cutting of the surface, and the second being the removal and relocation of the material found there. In a simple digging situation, this may be accomplished in a single motion, with the digging implement being used to break the surface and immediately fling the material away from the hole or other structure being dug. Many kinds of animals engage in digging, either as part of burrowing behavior or to search for food or water under the surface of the ground. Historically, humans have engaged in digging for both of these reasons, and for a variety of additional reasons, such as engaging in agriculture and gardening, searching for minerals, metals, and other raw materials such as during mining and quarrying, preparing for construction, creating fortifications and irrigation, and also excavations in archaeology, searching for fossils and rocks in palaeontology and geology and burial of the dead.

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1. digging

   Digging is the activity or process of removing material, typically soil or dirt, from the ground using tools such as shovels or excavators, or even using hands or claws. This could be for various purposes such as planting, mining, archaeological exploration, construction, or creating a hole or tunnel.

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1. Digging

   of Dig

2. Diggingnoun

   the act or the place of excavating

3. Diggingnoun

   places where ore is dug; especially, certain localities in California, Australia, and elsewhere, at which gold is obtained

4. Diggingnoun

   region; locality

Matched Categories

1. • Creating By Removal

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How to pronounce digging?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Priya

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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How to say digging in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of digging in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of digging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of digging in a Sentence

1. Herman Cain:

   You better believe that the people who hate me, who do not like conservatism, Republicans, are already digging up all of the negative stuff that's in stories from eight years ago, so be it. Let them go back and dig up eight-year-old stuff. I will be able to explain it this time where they wouldn't let me explain it the last time.

2. Rosemary Vernon:

   As soon as I see them digging out in my front yard and laying pipe and I go out there and watch and see what they do, then I'll believe them.

3. Isidro Consunji:

   Three bodies have been recovered as of this time and digging continues to look for six others, that's as far as I know. Some of our mining equipment has also been damaged. We don't have the complete details yet.

4. John Hyten:

   We're digging into the active duty force really heavily, so the next thing that we're going to need is to look into the reserves.

5. Abdul Rahim Duhaik:

   There's no end to the aerial observation and the bombardment, people are busy digging shelters. No one has any intention of leaving. We will die in our land rather than be evicted.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=digging
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Digging
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digging
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digging
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=digging