digging

noun verb

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: dig-ging (2)

English Definition

The act of breaking up and moving earth.

Example Sentence

They were digging a hole in the garden.

US IPA /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/

UK IPA /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/

excavating shoveling burrowing delving

filling covering