noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of hole form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

fixgapboxabodeabriabysm

Etymology

From hole (“a hollow”) + -ing.

Related phrases

gunk-holingmemory-holing

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