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undigging

undigging is the present participle and gerund of undig.

Meaning of undig

Verb

undig (third-person singular simple present undigs, present participle undigging, simple past and past participle undug)

  1. (transitive) To undo the process of digging; to fill up (a hole or grave) or bury again (something unearthed).
    • Tom Cordery dead! the words seem almost a contradiction. One is tempted to send for the sexton and the undertaker, to undig the grave, to force open the coffin-lid — there must he some mistake.1824-1832, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village

Questions about undigging

What is undigging the present participle and gerund of?
Undigging is the present participle and gerund of undig.

Words near undigging in the dictionary

  1. undigestible
  2. undigesting
  3. undigestion
  4. undiggable
  5. undigged
  6. undigging
  7. undight
  8. undighted
  9. undighting
  10. undights
  11. undigital

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