digging
/ˈdɪɡɪŋ(ɡ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.99 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "This knock-down argument in favour of big mosquitoes used the Hoosier up, and the logician started on a new track, to explain how numerous bear were in his "diggins," where he represented them to be "about as plenty as blackberries, and a little plentifuler.”"
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈdɪɡɪŋ(ɡ)/