drilling
nounUK /ˈdrɪl.ɪŋ/
US /ˈdrɪl.ɪŋ/
Drilling is making a hole in something with a special tool that spins.
The workers are drilling a hole in the wall to hang the picture.
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2. Practice that repeats an exercise many times so you get better at it.
The team did a drilling of the safety steps before the fire test.
3. Training soldiers by making them repeat movements and orders.
The soldiers spent the morning drilling in the yard.
4. The act of searching for oil or water by making deep holes in the ground.
Drilling for oil started near the coast last year.