burring

present participle of burr

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burring
Verb
  • But with the wheels realigned and the engine humming again, the Broncos now have to sit in neutral.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Kelce also had a cameo in Happy Gilmore 2, which premiered on Netflix in July, and New Heights, his podcast with his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, is humming along after Amazon’s Wondery picked it up last year in a three-year deal for a minimum of $105 million.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • South America is buzzing with debates over whether Maduro should be exiled or imprisoned.
    Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • On the Gran Vía, Belle Époque façades meet grand theaters and glittering shops buzzing into the night.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After top receiver Courtland Sutton dropped a dime from Nix on a fade route in Saturday’s preseason game, the two re-lit their connection Wednesday, with Nix scrambling to his right in one red-zone period and zipping a ball past a diving Ja’Quan McMillian to Sutton in the end zone.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Though not everyone is going to be thrilled by the FAA paving the way for more drones to start zipping through our skies.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Burring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burring. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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