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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 continues to draw investment dollars — this time for a tunneling company that just raised $3 billion so it can help “solve traffic” via expensive underground tunnels.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The Boring Company recently closed an investment round that would value the tunneling startup at around $20 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

There are strict rules in California around the purchasing of dynamite, which is generally restricted to licensed professionals working in mining and quarry operations, building demolitions, tunneling projects and specialized industrial activities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

It is the strongest of dwarf urges, a genetic memory born from millennia spent tunneling.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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 E. M. Ashe

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

From Penguin Island by Anatole France