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I've seen novels that have grown out of one story in a collection. But it hasn't occurred to me to take any of those stories and build on them. They seem very finished for me, so I don't feel like going back and dredging them up.
Jhumpa Lahiri

Meaning of "dredging" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DREDGING

dredging  [ˈdrɛdʒɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DREDGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dredging is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DREDGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dredging

Dredging

Dredging is an excavation activity or operation usually carried out at least partly underwater, in shallow seas or fresh water areas with the purpose of gathering up bottom sediments and disposing of them at a different location. This technique is often used to keep waterways navigable. It is also used as a way to replenish sand on some public beaches, where sand has been lost because of coastal erosion. Dredging is also used as a technique for fishing for certain species of edible clams and crabs, see fishing dredge. A dredger is any device, machine, or vessel that is used to excavate and remove material from the bottom of a body of water. For example, a scoop attached to the end of a rope or pole by which a man can draw sediments up from the bottom of a pond is a dredger. Developing this idea further, a motorized crane equipped with a drag bucket or clamshell that is used to scoop material from the bottom of a body of water is also a dredger. The crane could be located on the bank, or perhaps mounted on a barge. If the crane is mounted on a barge, the entire vessel is referred to as a dredger.

Definition of dredging in the English dictionary

The definition of dredging in the dictionary is the process of clearing a channel or harbour by using a dredge.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DREDGING


ageing
ˈeɪdʒɪŋ
aging
ˈeɪdʒɪŋ
Beijing
ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ
challenging
ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ
changing
ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ
damaging
ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ
edging
ˈɛdʒɪŋ
emerging
ɪˈmɜːdʒɪŋ
encouraging
ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ
engaging
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ
hedging
ˈhɛdʒɪŋ
imaging
ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ
judging
ˈdʒʌdʒɪŋ
lodging
ˈlɒdʒɪŋ
managing
ˈmænɪdʒɪŋ
messaging
ˈmɛsɪdʒɪŋ
Nanjing
ˈnænˈdʒɪŋ
packaging
ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ
paging
ˈpeɪdʒɪŋ
staging
ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DREDGING

dreariment
dreariness
drearing
drearisome
dreary
dreck
drecksill
drecky
dredge
dredge up
dredger
dree
dree one´s weird
dreg
dreggier
dreggiest
dregginess
dreggish
dreggy
dregs

WORDS THAT END LIKE DREDGING

banging
belonging
blogging
bridging
fare-dodging
flagging
ging
grudging
hanging
hugging
jogging
logging
out-lodging
singing
sledging
smudging
swinging
text messaging
unbudging
ungrudging

Synonyms and antonyms of dredging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dredging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DREDGING

Find out the translation of dredging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dredging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dredging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

疏浚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dragado
570 millions of speakers

English

dredging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निकर्षण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التجريف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дноуглубительные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dragagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পঙ্কোদ্ধার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dragage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengorekan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bagger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

浚渫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

준설
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dredging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nạo vét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிரெட்ஜிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रेजिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dip tarama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dragaggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pogłębianie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

днопоглиблювальні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dragare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βυθοκόρησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

baggerwerk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

muddring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mudring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dredging

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DREDGING»

The term «dredging» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.605 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DREDGING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dredging

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4 QUOTES WITH «DREDGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dredging.
1
Cory Booker
For an economy built to last we must invest in what will fuel us for generations to come. This is our history - from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of our most historic bridges - our American ancestors prioritized growth and investment in our nation's infrastructure.
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Cory Booker
This is our history - from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of our most historic bridges - our American ancestors prioritized growth and investment in our nation's infrastructure.
3
Shane Koyczan
When something's painful, you just avoid it. Why bother dredging up the past if it's nothing but bad stuff?
4
Jhumpa Lahiri
I've seen novels that have grown out of one story in a collection. But it hasn't occurred to me to take any of those stories and build on them. They seem very finished for me, so I don't feel like going back and dredging them up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DREDGING»

Discover the use of dredging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dredging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dredging: a handbook for engineers
For this second edition of the highly successful 'Dredging: A Handbook for Engineers', Nick Bray and his co-authors have fully updated and expanded the book which covers all aspects of modern dredging including operating methods, outputs, ...
Richard Nicholas Bray, A. D. Bates, J. M. Land, 1997
2
Fundamentals of Hydraulic Dredging
In this fully revised and updated edition, Thomas M. Turner presents the basic principles of hydraulic dredging in terms that are easily understood.
Thomas M. Turner, 1996
3
Handbook of Dredging Engineering
New or expanded in this edition: *Assessing and predicting wave forces and deposits resulting from wave action *Subaqueous capping of containment sediment *Removing contaminated sediment *Modeling to predict the fate of dredged materials ...
John B. Herbich, 2000
4
Dredging
This guide highlights the particular problems of excavating from underwater sites and describes the methods and equipment developed to overcome them.
Denis Yell, John Riddell, 1995
5
Dredging in Coastal Waters
This book, which is the first book dedicated to dredging and its environmental impact in the widest sense, contains chapters on dredging operations in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Spain, the US, China and Singapore.
D. Eisma, 2005
6
Environmental Aspects of Dredging
This book provides guidance for a complete holistic environmental evaluation procedure and for the design and implementation of environmental control measures.
R. N. Bray, 2008
7
Motion Control in Offshore and Dredging
This volume describes how drives, sometimes very large, are designed and realised. The book gives a practical explanation of the way in which the different mechanisms described work. A distinction is made between rotating and linear drives.
P. Albers, 2010
8
Dredging, Remediation, and Containment of Contaminated Sediments
Proceedings of the June 1994 title symposium held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and sponsored by the ASTM Committee on Soil and Rock.
K. R. Demars, 1995
9
Dredging Coastal Ports:: An Assessment of the Issues
This volume points out that no significant new deep-water construction has occurred for a decade, and provides the information and analysis needed to goad the ports and the federal government into action.
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Marine Board, National Research Council, 1985
10
Capital Dredging: Proceedings of the Conference Organized by ...
This book draws on the experience of a variety of expert authors to explain how to avoid operational problems, high maintenance costs and how to minimise the environmental impact.
‎1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DREDGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dredging is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dunkirk council nears approval of bid for harbor dredging
The dredging project was under discussion in 2014 while dredging equipment was at the Barcelona Harbor in Westfield. Weather conditions ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
2
Group at odds with city over sediment, dredging costs
Jen Miller, the Sierra Club's state director, said she thinks the city and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service went overboard with their dredging cost ... «Fremont News Messenger, Jul 15»
3
Know before you go: Council to consider engineering contract for …
OCEAN CITY — Council will consider awarding a contract to an engineering firm to develop a dredging strategy when it meets 7 p.m. Thursday, ... «Shore News Today, Jul 15»
4
Fishermen Seek Assurances that Searsport Dredging Won't Harm Bay
The Army Corps of Engineers has proposed dredging a deeper ... about the proposed expansion dredging over in Searsport," Miller said. «New Hampshire Public Radio, Jul 15»
5
Ottawa County still mulling proposal to study Grand River dredging
To answer that question, county officials also must overcome several obstacles -- the high price tag expected for dredging the river and the ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
6
Catch up on WODA workshop on underwater sound in relation to …
If you missed the recent WODA workshop on underwater sound in relation to dredging [http://www.cedaconferences.org/UWS ] there is now a ... «Dredging News Online, Jul 15»
7
UK: Portsmouth dredging project to get under this autumn
BBC News Online reports that work to prepare Portsmouth harbour to allow the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers to dock there will start in the ... «Dredging News Online, Jul 15»
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Port Everglades to get $1.2 million for next phase of dredging project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has set aside $1.2 million this budget year to help fund the next phase of the dredging project, Port ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
9
More time, studies requested before Searsport Harbor dredging
Sen. Dave Miramant, D-Camden, listens to Islesboro Selectman Arch Gillies share his concerns Tuesday about the proposed Searsport Harbor ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
10
Tauranga appoints Rohde Nielsen for dredging
Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen has clinched the tender to carry out dredging works for Tauranga port's expansion. Rohde Nielsen is ... «IHS Maritime 360, Jul 15»

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