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noun

ˈbər-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce burrow (audio)
Definition of burrownext
as in nest
the shelter or resting place of a wild animal the chipmunk retreated to its burrow to have its babies

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verb

1
as in to claw

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2
as in to crouch

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Recent Examples of burrow
Noun
This is usually when the males leave their burrows and search for its female counterpart. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 The venom takes effect within seconds, allowing the attacker to drag it to either its own burrow or the wasp’s. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
Whereas the original season’s novelty came from transplanting Iwaaki’s classic manga to a South Korean setting, the new chapter is said to burrow more deeply into the original source material. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026 Yebba, Jean The sophomore album from vocal powerhouse Yebba is a master class not only in using tone, timbre, and cadence to burrow into the depths of the human condition but also in structuring a gobstopping comeback effort. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for burrow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
  1. nest
  2. claw
  3. crouch
  4. lair
  5. dredge
  6. couch
  7. house
  8. excavate
Noun
  • As a result, seabird populations declined, particularly birds that build their nests on the ground.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Loggerhead sea turtles laid 4,174 nests on Georgia’s beaches, the most in decades.
    — Brady Dennis, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of nest
Verb
  • Shares of cruise ship companies are trying to claw their way out of a hole.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Rock delivered a crowd-pleaser in the form of this Hollywood-skewering dramedy, which follows an actress attempting to claw her way back to the spotlight.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of claw
Verb
  • In one video, a young orangutan can be seen crouching in the corner of a small, dark crate, its frightened eyes wide open.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The hooded men laid the prisoner in the grass and crouched around him.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of crouch
Noun
  • This transforms Huston into a colorful enchantress with her grim lair now becoming a lush Greek-like temple.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some large bulls may retreat to lairs and hang out by themselves, remaining there as long as there is adequate food and water.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of lair
Verb
  • The combined sewage-overflow tanks that are supposed to divert sewage from running into the canal won’t be complete until 2029 — a seven-year delay that might require parts of the canal to be re-dredged again to remove the contamination.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
  • His defenders have dredged statues out of rivers and remounted them.
    — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of dredge
Verb
  • But the lawsuit alleges that these numbers, advertised in Anthropic’s marketing graphics, are misleadingly couched in fine print.
    — Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Sep. 2026
  • His legal team couched the City Council’s move to weaken the mayor’s authority and strip him of privileges as a petty effort to unseat the youngest mayor in the city’s history, and one who has questioned their leadership.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of couch
Noun
  • The woman contacted her 72-year-old father, who came out of the house to remove Gonzalez.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The following day, investigators recovered the two Renoirs from a house in Clermont-l’Hérault, where they had been concealed behind a false wall constructed from bricks and plasterboard.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of house
Verb
  • But the archaeologists who excavated the new skeletal fragments from Shanidar Cave in the Kurdistan region of Iraq say the fossils weave a complex tale of Neanderthal life and death, beyond what appeared to be deliberate violence.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The current trend of excavating video game nostalgia continues with this latest cinematic adaptation of the popular franchise that dates all the way back to 1987.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of excavate

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