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Antonyms for delving

Grammar : Verb
Spell : delv
Phonetic Transcription : dɛlv


Definition of delving

Origin :
  • Old English delfan "to dig" (class III strong verb; past tense dealf, past participle dolfen), common West Germanic verb (cf. Old Saxon delban, Dutch delven, Middle High German telben "to dig"), from PIE root *dhelbh- (cf. Lithuanian delba "crowbar," Russian dolbit', Czech dlabati, Polish dłubać "to chisel;" Russian dolotó, Czech dlato, Polish dłuto "chisel"). Weak inflections emerged 14c.-16c. Related: Delved; delving.
  • verb dig into task, action
Example sentences :
  • "Don't let her kid you, Barry," advised Cousin Jim, delving into his lobster.
  • Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
  • Spent all day plowing the low meadow, Peter delving potatoes.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • There, too, in the dim background, a weird shape is ever delving.
  • Extract from : « The Biglow Papers » by James Russell Lowell
  • We were not delving deeply, not by any means—just picking off the nuggets, as it were.
  • Extract from : « Dwellers in Arcady » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • I was cast forth from my order because of my delving in black magic.
  • Extract from : « The Hour of the Dragon » by Robert E. Howard
  • Florence was delving into the mysteries of the working of the human mind.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the O Moo » by Roy J. Snell
  • By delving in about the wreck, Tom was able to get out the gasolene stove.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Wireless Message » by Victor Appleton
  • As for the men, they dashed their picks again into the ground and went on with their delving.
  • Extract from : « With Wellington in Spain » by F. S. Brereton
  • Beyond them in the highway men were delving with shovels and hacking with mattocks.
  • Extract from : « The Landloper » by Holman Day
  • In this kind of delving I was prepared to see some hesitation in my presence.
  • Extract from : « Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No. 3, March 1899 » by Various

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