burrow
noun
a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal to live or hide in.
is burrowing
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present progressiveof burrow (3rd person singular).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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“These things leak long before they get overtopped,” said Strudley, noting that one of the biggest problems is burrowing animals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Montreal is burrowing a 235-foot-deep station into a suburban mountainside.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
In keeping with a theme of a more responsible Google, the company also introduced features aimed at addressing how technology is burrowing deeper into our lives — sometimes in negative ways.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2018
For all the talk of pantomime being a British affair, our beloved art form is burrowing its way into other cultures.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2016
The Gunner, like a Cornwall miner in a cave, is burrowing down in the magazine under the Ward-room, which is lighted by battle-lanterns, placed behind glazed glass bull's-eyes inserted in the bulkhead.
From White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War by Melville, Herman
