burrowing

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noun

The act or result of making a burrow.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of burrow
nounburrowing (plural burrowings)

plural burrowings

  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[…]

    1825, Thomas Thomson, Richard Phillips, Edward William Brayley, Annals of Philosophy
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APA

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MLA

“burrowing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burrowing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burrowing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burrowing.

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