Added 9 October 2026
mining
/ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mining at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.
gold mining
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Any activity that extracts or undermines.
His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable.
- The activity of placing mines (the explosive devices).
verb
- present participle and gerund of mine