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Showing words for DELVING using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Delving

delving, devling

6 Letter Words for Delving

dingle, elding, engild, gilden

5 Letter Words for Delving

deign, devil, digne, dinge, divel, eldin, gelid, gived, given, glide, gnide, ingle, legin, levin, ligne, lined, linge, lived, liven, nidge, vilde, vined

4 Letter Words for Delving

deil, deli, deni, devi, diel, dine, ding, dive, eild, engl, evil, gein, geld, genl, gied, gien, gild, gile, give, gled, glei, glen, glid, idle, inde, lend, leng, levi, lied, lien, lige, lind, line, ling, live, lndg, nevi, nide, nied, nile, veil, vein, veld, vend, vide, vied, vild, vile, vine, vlei

3 Letter Words for Delving

deg, dei, del, den, dev, die, dig, dil, din, div, dle, eld, eli, end, eng, enl, env, evg, ged, gel, gen, gid, gie, gin, gld, ide, ign, ile, ind, ing, inv, ive, ldg, led, leg, lei, lev, lid, lie, lig, lin, ned, neg, nei, nid, nie, nig, nil, veg, vei, vel, vid, vie, vig, vil, vin

Definitions for Delving

[1] to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate: to delve into the issue of prison reform.
[2] Archaic . to dig, as with a spade.
[3] Archaic . to dig; excavate.
[4] to inquire or research deeply or intensively (for information, etc) he delved in the Bible for quotations
[5] to search or rummage (in a drawer, the pockets, etc)
[6] (esp of an animal) to dig or burrow deeply (into the ground, etc)
[7] (also tr) archaic , or dialect to dig or turn up (earth, a garden, etc), as with a spade

Words related to Delving

delveinquire, burrow, prospect, rummage, search, shovel, unearth, explore, dig, investigate, research, probe, examine, dredge, ransack, sift, seek, excavate, spade, trowel

Words nearby Delving

delvedelusive, delusterant, delustering, deluxe, delvaux, delve, dely., dem, dem., demagnetize, demagogic

Origin of Delving

ebefore 900; Middle English delven, Old English delfan; cognate with Dutch delven, Old High German telban

Other words from Delving

delv·er , noun
un·delved , adjective

Word origin for Delving

eOld English delfan; related to Old High German telban to dig, Russian dolbit to hollow out with a chisel

Synonyms for Delving

burrow, inquire, dig, dredge, examine, excavate, explore, investigate, probe, prospect, ransack, research, rummage, search, seek, shovel, sift, spade, trowel, unearth, ferret out, go into, gouge out, jump into, leave no stone unturned, look into, really get into, scoop out, turn inside out