Antonyms for drilling
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dril-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdrɪl ɪŋ |
Definition of drilling
Origin :- "tool for making holes," 1610s, from Dutch dril, drille "a hole, instrument for boring holes," from drillen "to bore (a hole), turn around, whirl" (see drill (v.)).
- verb train, discipline
- verb bore hole
- The wire can be fastened on the stack by drilling a tiny hole through the stack.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- This block should be cut to fit the bottom and will act as a support for drilling.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- Jumping and vaulting and climbing ropes and drilling in squads—what?
- Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
- “If you want to do some drilling, you can start right now,” he remarked.
- Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss
- Their officer had been drilling them carefully and they were all most anxious to obey his orders.
- Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham
- Where the work is long and cannot be fixed in a drilling machine.
- Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- The sun, drilling down on him, was drilling through the bond.
- Extract from : « The Prussian Officer » by D. H. Lawrence
- You've been drilling at it through the summer months, and it's time to have a change.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
- A small tool, either for drilling, or for cutting, as a plane iron.
- Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- How long, he wondered, had they been drilling in that sort of tactics?
- Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper
Synonyms for drilling
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