burrow
noun
a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal to live or hide in.
are burrowing
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present progressiveof burrow.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Poitras and Goldin are burrowing deeper, looking at what fuels our humanity and drives our will to live.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
Ocean tides are burrowing beneath a thick sheet of Antarctic ice—dubbed the “doomsday glacier” for its threat to global sea levels—and melting it from below.
From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2024
Although there are burrowing spiders—who burrow homes inside the dirt, for instance—they cannot pierce through something as tough as fruits or plants.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 12, 2024
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Chinese construction-equipment makers are burrowing into Caterpillar Inc.'s backyard and they're counting on people like Lon Coonto do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2011
New discoveries and experiences are springing up every hour, and doubts and inquiry are burrowing under, and undermining the whole fabric.
From Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel by Alexander Lange Kielland
