digging up

A form of dig up — To excavate something.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dig up

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of digging something up out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried

Broader
actdeedhuman action

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

digging up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digging%20up

MLA

“digging up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digging%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digging up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digging%20up.

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