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UK
/dˈɪɡɪŋ/
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[ US /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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the act of digging
there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
How To Use digging In A Sentence
- When your bulbs arrive, or you buy them from the garden center, gather everyone together, hand out garden tools and start digging.
- So do a little digging, and see what else is on at the metroplex other than the big name stinko's. 0%.
- Well, suddenly without any warning, a couple of weeks ago, men and machines arrived and started digging up the road and pavement and generally causing the usual traffic chaos.
- In the event, Gabriel got work with a road crew, digging up the streets of north London for cable companies; Andrea, again unable to persuade a bank to give her an interview, took up house- cleaning.
- I guess digging into a tub of chocolate ice cream will be good.
- Quarry workers digging limestone had found bones that they thought were the remains of a bear. Times, Sunday Times
- He also commented on the depressing state of affairs concerning preservation of blaxploitation pics, with something like 200 of the 270+ films he cataloged from the era being unavailable (at least without some serious digging).
- Ranging from advice on digging a pond, the importance of the village bobby to controversial political and conservation issues.
- Anything that the dying republicans can do at this point, including thrashing around and digging up newt from the grave, while their Dear Leader’s days in office disappear after every sundown, they will do. House Republicans Continue Vacation Protest - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
- Union soldiers completed digging a series of ditches that zigzagged forward and reached the abatis.