What part of speech is digging?

Digging can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. digging is a verb, gerund of dig (infinitive).
  • 2. digging is a noun, singular of diggings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does digging mean?

Definitions

Verb

dig - turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
dig - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
dig - thrust down or into; "dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor"
dig - remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig coal"
dig - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
dig - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
dig - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
dig - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

Noun

digging - the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

Examples of digging

#   Sentence  
1. noun You are always digging at me about my clothes.
2. noun The dog was digging a hole.
3. noun One man was seen digging with his bare hands.
4. noun After we finish digging the trench, planting the flowers will be easy.
5. noun He is digging his own grave.
6. noun His tasks range from digging wells to getting rid of garbage.
7. noun He was patiently digging for facts.
8. noun If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
9. noun They're digging a hole.
10. noun On a nice spring day, when Jan was digging in the sandbox in the backyard, he found a small box. In the box was a shining switchblade with a mysterious inscription.
11. noun He's digging his own grave.
12. noun She's digging her own grave.
13. noun The hole is too small. Keep digging!
14. noun Afterwards, he will be an archeologist. This is also the sole profession, in which even after you have already touched the bottom, you still continue digging...
15. noun Tom is digging a hole.
16. verb Digging up a corpse is profanity.
17. verb Dig we must.
18. verb Dig a hole.
19. verb Dig out a channel.
20. verb Dig the oars into the water.
21. verb Dig your foot into the floor.
22. verb Dig salt.
23. verb Dig coal.
24. verb I can dig it up if you'd like.
25. verb Some people tried to dig the treasure out, but they couldn't.
26. verb Not a drop of rain fell for a month, so they had to dig a well.
27. verb On colder days, they curl up or dig a hole in the snow.
28. verb Dig in your homework now.
29. verb Mother put the food on the table and told the children to dig in.
30. verb After countless burials of the hatchet, we always dig it up again. There doesn't seem to be any sign of an ever-lasting peace.
Sentence  
noun
You are always digging at me about my clothes.
The dog was digging a hole.
One man was seen digging with his bare hands.
After we finish digging the trench, planting the flowers will be easy.
He is digging his own grave.
His tasks range from digging wells to getting rid of garbage.
He was patiently digging for facts.
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
They're digging a hole.
On a nice spring day, when Jan was digging in the sandbox in the backyard, he found a small box. In the box was a shining switchblade with a mysterious inscription.
He's digging his own grave.
She's digging her own grave.
The hole is too small. Keep digging!
Afterwards, he will be an archeologist. This is also the sole profession, in which even after you have already touched the bottom, you still continue digging...
Tom is digging a hole.
verb
Digging up a corpse is profanity.
Dig we must.
Dig a hole.
Dig out a channel.
Dig the oars into the water.
Dig your foot into the floor.
Dig salt.
Dig coal.
I can dig it up if you'd like.
Some people tried to dig the treasure out, but they couldn't.
Not a drop of rain fell for a month, so they had to dig a well.
On colder days, they curl up or dig a hole in the snow.
Dig in your homework now.
Mother put the food on the table and told the children to dig in.
After countless burials of the hatchet, we always dig it up again. There doesn't seem to be any sign of an ever-lasting peace.

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