digging — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

bare, grave, own, small, still

VERB + DIGGING

am, continue, finish, hole, keep, range, seen, stop

DIGGING + NOUN

corpse, facts, trench, wells

PREP.

about, after, from, in, up, with

ADV.

always, patiently

Definitions

noun

1

The action performed by a person or thing that digs.

2

A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained.

3

Accommodation; lodgings; digs.

4

Region; locality.

This knock-down argument in favour of big mosquitoes used the Hoosier up, and the logician started on a new track, to explain how numerous bear were in his "diggins," where he represented them to be "about as plenty as blackberries, and a little plentifuler.”

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of digging

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging

When finding oneself in a troubling situation, one should first make sure one is not making the situation worse by one's own actions before addressing all other causes.

when you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging

Synonym of if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.

Example Bank

6

01

This knock-down argument in favour of big mosquitoes used the Hoosier up, and the logician started on a new track, to explain how numerous bear were in his "diggins," where he represented them to be "

Wiktionary

02

You are always digging at me about my clothes.

Tatoeba · #16848

03

The dog was digging a hole.

Tatoeba · #48258

04

One man was seen digging with his bare hands.

Tatoeba · #67213

05

After we finish digging the trench, planting the flowers will be easy.

Tatoeba · #240945

06

He is digging his own grave.

Tatoeba · #264418

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, digging is marked as dated, archaic, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.