1
: lined, trimmed, or faced with fur
2
: coated as if with fur
specifically
: having a coating consisting chiefly of mucus and dead epithelial cells
a furred tongue
3
: bearing or wearing fur
4
: provided with furring
furred wall
Examples of furred in a Sentence
a girl who loves all furred animals, from hamsters to bears
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Her current companions are a pair of dark-furred rescues named Bear and Pharrah.
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Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Hares are also born fully furred and with their eyes open, a trait called precocial, whereas rabbits are born hairless, blind, and vulnerable, needing more parental care in the early stages of life.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
But the felt’s furred obscurity conjured novel mysteries.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
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Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Hares are also born fully furred and with their eyes open, a trait called precocial, whereas rabbits are born hairless, blind, and vulnerable, needing more parental care in the early stages of life.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
But the felt’s furred obscurity conjured novel mysteries.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
See All Example Sentences for furred
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“Furred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furred. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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furred
adjective
: having a coating consisting chiefly of mucus and dead epithelial cells
a furred tongue
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