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# digging

verb (-ing form of dig: dig, digs, dug, digging); noun (digging; diggings — places where things are dug)

«digging» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The action of making a hole in the ground or moving earth, with a spade, hands, paws or a machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/digging/#m1)
2. Searching hard for something: "digging for information". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/digging/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and history, digging uncovers fossils and old objects; archaeologists dig carefully. In gardening, digging loosens soil for planting. In safety lessons, never dig deep holes in sand or near gas pipes; sand holes can collapse. Phrases: digging a hole, digging for treasure, digging in the garden, dig in.

### Examples

- The dog is digging in the garden again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/digging/#x1)
- We spent the afternoon digging at the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/digging/#x2)
- Scientists are digging for dinosaur bones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/digging/#x3)
- Digging deep holes in sand can be dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/digging/#x4)
- Grandad is digging a vegetable patch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/digging/#x5)
- Keep digging until you find the answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/digging/#x6)

### Note

Double g: digging. Past of "dig" is "dug" (not "digged"). Safety: before digging in a garden, adults should check for buried pipes or cables. "Dig in" can mean start eating.

## In Jewish tradition

In science and history, digging uncovers fossils and old objects; archaeologists dig carefully. In gardening, digging loosens soil for planting. In safety lessons, never dig deep holes in sand or near gas pipes; sand holes can collapse. Phrases: digging a hole, digging for treasure, digging in the garden, dig in.

### Examples

- be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and are digging out the foundations. (Writings EZR.4.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/digging/#x1)

### Note

Double g: digging. Past of "dig" is "dug" (not "digged"). Safety: before digging in a garden, adults should check for buried pipes or cables. "Dig in" can mean start eating.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «digging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/digging/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«digging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/digging.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «digging» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/digging/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«digging» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/digging.html) on Mova free.