burrow under

Frequency: 7.815.2 per million words

To dig a tunnel or hole under the surface of something.

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Examples (10)

  • Rabbits had burrowed under the fence.
  • Moles are known to burrow under people's gardens, causing damage to lawns.
  • The child, scared of the thunderstorm, burrowed under the covers.
  • A tiny crab was burrowing under the wet sand to hide.
  • The engineers had to check if anything had burrowed under the foundation of the old building.
  • Feeling cold, she burrowed her feet under the warm dog sleeping on the bed.
  • Certain larvae will burrow under the skin, causing a severe rash.
  • The escaped hamster was eventually found after it burrowed under the floorboards.
  • We watched the prairie dogs burrow under the dry earth to expand their colony.
  • To escape the predator, the lizard quickly burrowed under a large rock.