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Excavating
- verb - find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"
- form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"
- recover through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"; "excavate gold"
- remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
Excerpting
- verb - take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Exchanging
- verb - change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
- give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
- hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
Exclaiming
- verb - an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"
- state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
Execrating
- verb - curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
- Denounces vehemently.
- find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
- to deplore
Exercising
- verb - carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"
- do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"
- give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"
- learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
- put to use; "exert one's power or influence"
- the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"
Exhausting
- verb - deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
- eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
- having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot sun"
- producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"
- use up (resources or materials);
- use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies"
- wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
Exhibiting
- verb - give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
- show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; "he exhibits a great talent"
- to show, make visible or apparent;
- walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town"
Exorcising
- verb - expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits"
Exorcizing
- verb - expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits"