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(drill-ing) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. making a hole in a surface using a tool.

Example Sentence

The man was drilling a hole in the board.

More Example Sentences

Drilling helps make holes for screws.

Synonyms

boring; perforating; creating

Antonyms

fill a hole

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Rhymes

  • billing
  • chilling
  • dilling
  • drilling
  • filling
  • grilling
  • hilling
  • killing
  • milling
  • pilling
  • quilling
  • rilling
  • schilling
  • shilling
  • skilling
  • spilling
  • swilling
  • thrilling
  • tilling
  • trilling
  • willing
  • yearling
  • zwilling

  • distilling
  • fulfilling
  • instilling
  • unwilling
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