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digging into

digging into is the present participle and gerund of dig into.

Meaning of dig into

Verb

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

  1. To research a particular subject.
    • She is going to dig into Egyptian basket-weaving this semester.
  2. To begin eating heartily.
    • Bobby really dug into his potatoes.

Questions about digging into

What is digging into the present participle and gerund of?
Digging into is the present participle and gerund of dig into.

Words near digging into in the dictionary

  1. digging for victory
  2. digging fork
  3. digging forks
  4. digging in
  5. digging in one's heels
  6. digging into
  7. digging on
  8. digging one's grave with a fork
  9. digging one's grave with a fork and spoon
  10. digging one's heels in
  11. digging one's own grave

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Adapted from Wiktionary: digging into (page history and authors); dig into (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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