dig
/ˈdɪɡ/
verbnoun
Core
1.v.turn up, loosen, or remove earth
“Dig we must”
2.v.create by digging
“dig a hole”
3.v.work hard
“She was digging away at her math homework”
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dig and digging share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. dig means “turn up, loosen, or remove earth”. digging means “the act of digging”. dig is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈdɪɡ/
1.v.turn up, loosen, or remove earth
“Dig we must”
2.v.create by digging
“dig a hole”
3.v.work hard
“She was digging away at her math homework”
/ˈdɪɡɪŋ/
1.n.the act of digging
“there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton”
| dig | digging | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɪɡ/ | /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/ |
| Said | dig | DIG-ing |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Letters | 3 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | noun |
| Senses | 13 | 1 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | delve, cut into, turn over | excavation, dig |
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