drilling

dril-ling · noun, verb

imported

Definitions

noun, verb

  1. 1.

    The action or process of making holes in something using a drill.

  2. 2.

    Making a hole with a drill.

  3. 3.

    Military or emergency training exercises.

  4. 4.

    Training through repetitive practice.

Related words

See also: bore, drill, excavate
Synonyms: boring, excavating, training

Etymology

From Dutch drillen ("to bore, to turn"), with the English present participle suffix -ing.