digging up

Other forms: diggings up

Definitions of digging up
  1. noun
    the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
    synonyms: disinterment, exhumation
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    type of:
    act, deed, human action, human activity
    something that people do or cause to happen
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