burrow
noun
a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal to live or hide in.
burrowed
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past participleof burrow.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof burrow.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
burrownouna hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal to live or hide in.
Example Sentences
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The two-year-old male, named Neukgu, burrowed under a fence at Daejeon O-World zoo and theme park in the central city of Daejeon on Wednesday, officials said.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Suddenly, the Irish tails were up and replacement prop Michael Milne burrowed over.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
During Thanksgiving week, from the soft neutral cocoon of my parents’ guest room, I burrowed into an impulsive rewatch of the BBC “Sherlock” — yes, the Benedict Cumberbatch era, all sculptural cheekbones and good outerwear.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
According to him, he had indeed burrowed into a trove of data from a large materials-science company, as his paper said he did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
His wife ruled out the notion, but still, the idea burrowed into him.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
