🔄 Synonyms of "Digging"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| digverb | (transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way. |
| rummageverb | (transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged. |
| excavationnoun | (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass. |
| ransackingnoun | An act of ransacking (“searching thoroughly (in order to steal); etc.”) someone or something; an eager search. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Digging"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| excavationnoun | (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass. |
| rummageverb | (transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged. |
| ransackingnoun | An act of ransacking (“searching thoroughly (in order to steal); etc.”) someone or something; an eager search. |
| delvingnoun | The act of one who delves. |
| dredgingnoun | (uncountable) The act of using a dredger or excavator to dredge a harbour, river, channel or watercourse. |
| burrowingnoun | The act or result of making a burrow. |
| tunnellingnoun | Alternative form of tunneling. [The act of burrowing a tunnel.] |
| drillingnoun | The act or process of drilling. |
| drillnoun | (transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool). |
| exhumationnoun | The act of digging up that which has been buried. |
| boreholenoun | A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water. |
| hollownoun | An unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial. |
| prospectingnoun | The act of one who prospects. |
| incised | (biology) cut, particularly with a V shape |
| perforationnoun | The act of perforating or the state of being perforated. |
| piercenoun | (transitive) To puncture; to break through. |
| piercingnoun | A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it. |
| tapped | Having a tap or taps. |
| pokingnoun | The act by which something is poked. |
| tappingnoun | An act of making a light hit or strike against something. |
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