drilling

C2+ Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˈdrɪlɪŋ/ UK /ˈdrɪlɪŋ/ See IPA manual

noun verb

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noun
the act of boring holes or of repeated practice or training

The drilling for oil continued around the clock offshore.

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1 noun · the act of boring holes or... boring practice training exercise rehearsal

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Related forms drill

Etymology

Gerund of the verb 'drill', from Dutch 'drillen' ('to bore, turn, train soldiers'), of Germanic origin.

drillen Middle English

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# drilling

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈdrɪlɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** ˈdrɪlɪŋ

## Meanings
1. the act of boring holes or of repeated practice or training

## Examples
- The drilling for oil continued around the clock offshore.

## Synonyms
- boring
- practice
- training
- exercise
- rehearsal

## Related Forms
- drill

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: drillen

## Etymology
Gerund of the verb 'drill', from Dutch 'drillen' ('to bore, turn, train soldiers'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Drilling has the etymological history Gerund of the verb 'drill', from Dutch 'drillen' ('to bore, turn, train soldiers'), of Germanic origin. The immediate etymological form is Dutch drillen. In present use as noun and verb, it means "the act of boring holes or of repeated practice or training", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include drill. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in drill, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone.

## Topics
- Education & Learning
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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