digging Synonyms

excavation investigating searching dig hoeing mining burrowing investigation terracing stab tilling spading toil shoveling trenching seeking search prospecting quarry quarrying research rummage rummaging probe into scooping hunting tunnel tunneling uncovering researching reconnoitring spadework excavations hollowing out finding out scooping out hollow out dig up looking for unearthing work digging up dredge up unzipping grok dig out borrow pit digs apprehend drilling