digging

/'digiɳ/

Thân thiện

A child is digging in the sand at the beach.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of excavating or turning over earth: "digging" refers to the action of breaking up, moving, or removing soil, sand, or other material from the ground, typically using a tool like a shovel or one's hands.
   • The act of searching or investigating thoroughly: "digging" can also describe the process of searching for information or facts in a determined and detailed manner.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The digging for the new swimming pool will begin next week.
  • Her careful digging in the archives uncovered a lost manuscript.
  • Archaeological digging at the site revealed ancient pottery.

Advanced Usage

• "to do some digging": to investigate or research something.
  • The journalist did some digging and found evidence of corruption.
• "deep digging": intensive investigation or excavation.
  • The project required deep digging into historical records.

Variants and Related Words

• Dig (verb): to break up and move earth; to search or investigate.
  • They will dig a trench.
• Digger (noun): a person or machine that digs.
  • The digger operator was very skilled.
• Diggings (noun, plural, informal): lodgings or rented accommodation.
  • He returned to his digs after work.

Synonyms

• Excavation: the action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site.
• Burrowing: digging a hole or tunnel, especially by a small animal.
• Probing: physically exploring or investigating thoroughly.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Dig in: to start eating heartily; to establish a defensive position.
  • The food's ready, so dig in!
• Dig into: to begin eating; to investigate or analyze something.
  • She dug into the data to find the error.
• Dig up: to remove something from the ground by digging; to discover information.
  • They dug up an old coin in the garden.

Related Idioms

• Dig one's own grave: to do something that causes one's own failure or ruin.
  • By lying to the boss, he is digging his own grave.
• Dig deep: to make a great effort, especially to find resources like money or courage.
  • We need to dig deep to meet our fundraising goal.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of digging
   • there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton

Từ đồng nghĩa

• excavation
• dig