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drilling¹

  • /ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪlɪŋ

Where it comes from

From drill + -ing.

noun drillings

  1. Making holes in objects.

    Similar: boring

  2. Performing drills (exercises).

    Similar: practicing, practice

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of drill

drilling²

  • /ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪlɪŋ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Drilling (“gun with three barrels; triplet”).

noun drillings

  1. A long firearm with three barrels (typically a mix of shotgun and rifle barrels).

drilling³

  • /ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪlɪŋ

noun

  1. A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.

Drilling⁴

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Drilling.

proper noun Drillings

  1. A surname from German.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: boring, oil production, dig, wellbore, borehole, excavation, hole, tunneling, digging, prospecting, mining, oil, sinking, exhumation, gold, construction

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verb act of drilling

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"drilling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/drilling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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drilling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/drilling

Chicago

"drilling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/drilling.

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@misc{drilling_2026,
  title = {drilling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drilling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}