Antonyms for unearthing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhn-urth |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈɜrθ |
Definition of unearthing
Origin :- "to dig up," mid-15c., from un- (2) + earth (v.) "to bury in the ground" (see earth). Related: Unearthed; unearthing.
- verb dig up
- It is quite exquisite, the hunt after and the unearthing of the residual cause.
- Extract from : « Spare Hours » by John Brown
- If they approved, he was to cooperate in unearthing the ring-leaders.
- Extract from : « Walking Shadows » by Alfred Noyes
- It is quite exquisite, the hunt after and the unearthing of "the residual cause."
- Extract from : « Rab and His Friends and Other Papers » by John Brown
- The Carcajieu had potent grounds for persevering in unearthing his secret.
- Extract from : « The Red River Half-Breed » by Gustave Aimard
- But after all, there is little to be gained by unearthing these plagiarisms.
- Extract from : « Shelburne Essays, Third Series » by Paul Elmer More
- The hills are full of them, Gaddis said, and unearthing them has become an industry.
- Extract from : « The Ship Dwellers » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- She had been unearthing clothes for the little heathen, and Bud helped to put them on.
- Extract from : « Erskine Dale--Pioneer » by John Fox
- And what success and what defeat have you had in unearthing and casting out that enemy?
- Extract from : « Bunyan Characters » by Alexander Whyte
- He dismounted, unearthing from his scanty breech-clout a greasy, grimy letter, and tendered it to Sargent.
- Extract from : « Wells Brothers » by Andy Adams
- You are the young man, I believe, who made me miserable the other day, by unearthing the fact that there never was a William Tell.
- Extract from : « Nasby in Exile » by David R. Locke
Synonyms for unearthing
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