burrow

[ bur-oh, buhr-oh ]

/ ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ /

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noun

a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.

a place of retreat; shelter or refuge.

verb (used without object)

to make a hole or passage in, into, or under something.

to lodge in a burrow.

to hide.

to proceed by or as if by digging.

verb (used with object)

to put a burrow into (a hill, mountainside, etc.).

to hide (oneself), as in a burrow.

to make by or as if by burrowing: We burrowed our way through the crowd.

Origin of burrow

1325–75; Middle English borow, earlier burh, apparently gradational variant of late Middle English beri burrow, variant of earlier berg refuge, Old English gebeorg, derivative of beorgan to protect; akin to Old English burgen grave, i.e., place of protection for a body; see bury

OTHER WORDS FROM burrow

bur·row·er, noun un·bur·rowed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH burrow

borough burro burrow

Words nearby burrow

burrillville, burrito, burro, burro's tail, burroughs, burrow, burrowing blenny, burrowing owl, burrstone, burry, bursa

Example sentences from the Web for burrowing

But nevertheless, parents should be inspecting the nostrils of their young ones, searching for sugar residue and burrowing larvae.

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Like Gervais, Merchant revels in burrowing into the most uncomfortable of situations and refusing to leave.

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Dylan Byers at Politico is smelling a traffic breakthrough by burrowing after MSNBC and Andrea Mitchell about Wawagate.

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Dorothy, burrowing with the broom into a corner, laughed too.

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We shall find other instances of burrowing insects when we are dealing with rubber plants.

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Burrowing animals, by throwing up the soil and subsoil, expose these to be dried and blown away by the wind.

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I always have had a healthy dislike of burrowing in tombs and catacombs.

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Or a sledge may be built beneath the mass by burrowing below it and thrusting the poles beneath it.

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British Dictionary definitions for burrowing

burrow

/ (ˈbʌrəʊ) /

noun

a hole or tunnel dug in the ground by a rabbit, fox, or other small animal, for habitation or shelter

a small snug place affording shelter or retreat

verb

to dig (a burrow) in, through, or under (ground)

(intr often foll by through) to move through by or as by digging to burrow through the forest

(intr) to hide or live in a burrow

(intr) to delve deeply he burrowed into his pockets

to hide (oneself)

Derived forms of burrow

burrower, noun

Word Origin for burrow

C13: probably a variant of borough

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noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Origin of burrow

OTHER WORDS FROM burrow

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Words nearby burrow

Words related to burrowing

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