unburrow

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verb

To come out of its burrow.

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unearth
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Meanings

verbunburrow (third-person singular simple present unburrows, present participle unburrowing, simple past and past participle unburrowed)

present singular third person unburrows · participle present unburrowing · participle past unburrowed · past unburrowed

  1. intransitiveTo come out of its burrow.
  2. transitiveTo force or lure something out of a burrow.

    Synonyms: unearth

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo force or lure something out of a burrow.

Similar
unearth

Origin

From un- + burrow.

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APA

unburrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unburrow

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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