digging
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The meaning (definition) of the word digging
making a hole in the ground by lifting up soil
The word digging used in a sentence
“I am digging a deep hole in the sand.”
How the word digging is said around the world
| French | creuser (kruh-ZAY) |
| Spanish | cavando (kah-VAHN-doh) |
| Mandarin | 挖 (wah) |
| Hindi | खोदना (KHOHD-na) |
| Arabic | أَحْفِرُ (AH-fi-ru) |
| Russian | копаю (ka-PAH-yu) |
| Portuguese (EU) | a cavar (uh kuh-VAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | cavando (kah-VAHN-doo) |
| Japanese | ほる (HOH-roo) |
| German | graben (GRAH-ben) |
| Urdu | کھود رہا (KHOHD ra-HAA) |
| Punjabi | ਖੋਦ ਰਿਹਾ (KHOD ree-HAA) |
| Korean | 파고 있다 (PAH-goh EET-ttah) |
| Hebrew | חוֹפֵר (khoh-FER) |
| Greek | σκάβω (SKAH-voh) |
| Dutch | graven (KHRAH-vun) |
| Tagalog | naghuhukay (nahg-hoo-hoo-KAY) |
| Vietnamese | đang đào (dahng DOW) |
| Turkish | kazıyor (kah-ZUH-yor) |
| Persian | کندن (kan-DAN) |
| Polish | kopać (KOH-pach) |
| Ukrainian | копати (koh-PAH-ty) |
| Bengali | খুঁড়ছি (KHOOR-chhee) |
| Swedish | gräver (GREH-vehr) |
| Italian | scavando (skah-VAHN-doh) |
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