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• present participle of tunnel.

tunneling

American  

[tuhn-uhl-ing] / ˈtʌn əl ɪŋ /

noun

tunnelings plural

1. the act or process of creating a tunnel.

2. Physics. in quantum mechanics, the phenomenon in which a particle passes through a potential barrier that it would not be able to cross under classical physics; the probability of tunneling depends on the thickness of the barrier and the energy of the particle.

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tunneling Scientific  

/ tŭn′ə-lĭng /

1. See quantum tunneling

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• cotunneling
  noun
• anti-tunneling
  adjective
• non-tunneling
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• tunnelings
  plural

Example Sentences

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tunneling tunnelings

Elon Musk’s tunneling startup, the Boring Company, is in talks to raise new funding that would value it at around $20 billion, according to people familiar with the discussions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Instead, it appears to travel through quantum mechanical tunneling.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Access to 11 countries, AES-256 encryption with WireGuard, plus extras like split tunneling and Stealth protocol.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

This compact book weaves together topics including the microscopic quantum tunneling required for nuclear fusion and the macroscopic geometry of spacetime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

The first stop was the south-east corner, where Foremole and his crew had a monotonous task: night and day they monitored the grounds for sounds of tunneling.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

I108 thought it safe to assume that he had somehow stumbled upon Woodruff's tunnelings, and with that well-trained nose of his had smelled out their origin.

From The Plum Tree by Ashe, E. M.

M. Ceres showed his enthusiasm for demolitions, tunnelings, constructions, reconstructions, and all other fruitful operations.

From Penguin Island by France, Anatole