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digging out of a hole

digging out of a hole is the present participle and gerund of dig out of a hole.

Meaning of dig out of a hole

Verb

dig out of a hole (third-person singular simple present digs out of a hole, present participle digging out of a hole, simple past and past participle dug out of a hole)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To save someone or something from trouble.
    • The Blues, without new big-money signings Fernando Torres and David Luiz, relied on their old guard to dig them out of an early hole.2011 February 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Sunderland 2 - 4 Chelsea”, in BBC

Questions about digging out of a hole

What is digging out of a hole the present participle and gerund of?
Digging out of a hole is the present participle and gerund of dig out of a hole.

Words near digging out of a hole in the dictionary

  1. digging one's heels in
  2. digging one's own grave
  3. digging oneself in a hole
  4. digging oneself into a hole
  5. digging out
  6. digging out of a hole
  7. digging over
  8. digging round
  9. digging stick
  10. digging sticks
  11. digging up

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