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Meaning of Digging | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈdɪɡɪŋ(ɡ)

Definitions

  1. The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Accommodation; lodgings; digs.
    colloquial, countable, dated, uncountable
  4. Region; locality.
    archaic, colloquial, countable, in-plural, often, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الحفر حفر
Bosanski kopanje
Deutsch Aushub
Ελληνικά ανασκαφή ανόρυξη
हिन्दी खनन खुदाई
Hrvatski kopanje
Bahasa Indonesia penggalian
Polski kopny radlonka
Српски kopanje

Examples

“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.””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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