burrow
noun
a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal to live or hide in.
was burrowing
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past progressiveof burrow.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The proportions of its body indicate it was burrowing, lending support to the hypothesis the original ancestors of snakes were land-dwelling as opposed to marine creatures.
From Forbes ● Jul. 24, 2015
When I joined her while filming a BBC documentary, she was burrowing under Paddington heading towards Farringdon, staffed by a team of around 20 tunnellers.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2012
She was burrowing under the covers as though to hide.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The icthyod was burrowing downward through the slime.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
And while he was burrowing into the first chapter, thinking more of James's graceful style than of his matter, there was a great rattle, an incessant hammer-and-rasp noise in the street.
From Changing Winds A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine
