Meanings
nounmining (countable and uncountable, plural minings)
plural minings
- countableuncountableThe activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.
gold mining
- countablefigurativelyuncountableAny activity that extracts or undermines.
His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable.
1 more example
[…] the fabrick, however weak by the delicacy of its composition, would not have fallen so soon, if the foundation had not been injured by the slow minings of regret and vexation.
1740, John Hawkesworth, The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: Life of the Reverend Jonathan Swift [Introduction] - countableuncountablegovernmentThe activity of placing mines (the explosive devices).
- countableuncountablebusinessCreation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof of work.
Kazakhstan became last year the world’s second-largest centre for bitcoin mining after the United States, according to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, after China clamped down on crypto mining activity.
2022 January 6, “Kazakhstan internet shutdown deals blow to global bitcoin mining operation”, in The Guardian
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlaying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
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Translations
Afrikaans mynbou
- mynbouactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Arabic تعدين
- تعدينactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Bulgarian разработване на мина, миниране
- разработване на мина (razrabotvane na mina)activity of removing valuables from the earth
- миниране (minirane)military
Catalan mineria
- mineriaactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Chinese Mandarin 採礦 /采矿, 礦業 /矿业
- 採礦 /采矿 (cǎikuǎng)activity of removing valuables from the earth
- 礦業 /矿业 (kuàngyè)activity of removing valuables from the earth
- 採礦業 /采矿业 (cǎikuàngyè)activity of removing valuables from the earth
- 挖掘 (wājué)figuratively
- 開採 /开采 (kāicǎi)figuratively
- 佈設地雷 /布设地雷 (bùshè dìléi)military
- 挖礦 /挖矿 (wākuàng)creation of new units of cryptocurrency
Czech hornictví, těžba
- hornictvíactivity of removing valuables from the earth
- těžbaactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Danish minedrift
- minedriftactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Dutch mijnbouw
- mijnbouwactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Finnish kaivostoiminta, louhiminen
- kaivostoimintaactivity of removing valuables from the earth
- louhiminenactivity of removing valuables from the earth
- louhintaactivity of removing valuables from the earth
- louhintafiguratively
- etsintäfiguratively
- miinoitusmilitary
- louhiminencreation of new units of cryptocurrency
- louhintacreation of new units of cryptocurrency
French extraction minière, exploitation minière
- extraction minièreactivity of removing valuables from the earth
- exploitation minièreactivity of removing valuables from the earth
German Bergbau
- Bergbauactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Greek όρυξη, εξόρυξη
- όρυξη (óryxi)activity of removing valuables from the earth
- εξόρυξη (exóryxi)activity of removing valuables from the earth
- ναρκοθέτηση (narkothétisi)military
Hungarian bányászat
- bányászatactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Indonesian pertambangan
- pertambanganactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Irish mianadóireacht
- mianadóireachtactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Italian estrazione
- estrazioneactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Japanese 採鉱, 鉱業
- 採鉱 (saikō)activity of removing valuables from the earth
- 鉱業 (kōgyō)activity of removing valuables from the earth
Korean 광업
- 광업 (gwang'eop)activity of removing valuables from the earth
Malay perlombongan
- perlombonganactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Māori mahi huke
- mahi hukeactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Polish górnictwo
- górnictwoactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Portuguese mineração
- mineraçãoactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Russian добы́ча, го́рное де́ло
- добы́ча (dobýča)activity of removing valuables from the earth
- го́рное де́ло (górnoje délo)activity of removing valuables from the earth
- добы́ча (dobýča)figuratively
- мини́рование (minírovanije)military
- ма́йнинг (májning)creation of new units of cryptocurrency
Slovak baníctvo
- baníctvoactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Spanish minería
- mineríaactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Swedish brytning, gruvdrift
- brytningactivity of removing valuables from the earth
- gruvdriftactivity of removing valuables from the earth
- grävandefiguratively
- mineringmilitary
- brytningcreation of new units of cryptocurrency
- utvinningcreation of new units of cryptocurrency
Ukrainian гірни́цтво, гірни́ча спра́ва
- гірни́цтво (hirnýctvo)activity of removing valuables from the earth
- гірни́ча спра́ва (hirnýča správa)activity of removing valuables from the earth
- мінува́ння (minuvánnja)military
Vietnamese khai thác mỏ
- khai thác mỏactivity of removing valuables from the earth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mining
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APA
mining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mining
MLA
“mining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mining. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mining,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mining.
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