noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or result of making a burrow.

   "These perforations may be readily distinguished from those more oblique and lateral burrowings which are often found in secondary fossils[…]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of burrow form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

abrianchorantrebe incognitobeat the bushesbillet

Example

More examples

"My dog likes burrowing under blankets."

Related phrases

burrowing junctionterminal burrowing

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