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crate-digging

crate-digging is the present participle and gerund of crate-dig.

Meaning of crate-dig

Verb

crate-dig (third-person singular simple present crate-digs, present participle crate-digging, simple past and past participle crate-dug)

  1. (ambitransitive, slang) To shop for vintage, rare, or otherwise obscure recordings, especially by looking through crates containing secondhand merchandise.
    • Earlier this year, German crate-digging label Analog Africa released a retrospective of Mayorga’s more exploratory electronic works, while a new album of original compositions titled Cumbia Pishcodélica is slated for release in the coming months via Musicoteca Ecuador.2023 February 10, Richard Villegas, “Three Latin American Music Legends Protecting the Past To Secure the Future”, in Rolling Stone

Questions about crate-digging

What is crate-digging the present participle and gerund of?
Crate-digging is the present participle and gerund of crate-dig.

Words near crate-digging in the dictionary

  1. crate myrtle
  2. crate shy of a load
  3. crate-dig
  4. crate-digger
  5. crate-diggers
  6. crate-digging
  7. crate-digs
  8. crate-dug
  9. crated
  10. cratedig
  11. cratedigger

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