burrows 1 of 2

plural of burrow
as in nests
the shelter or resting place of a wild animal the chipmunk retreated to its burrow to have its babies

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burrows

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of burrow

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Recent Examples of burrows
Verb
The larvae then hatches from the eggs and burrows into tissue of animals to feed on them. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025 Not camping, sleeping or resting near animal burrows or areas where dead rodents are observed. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025 While you may be tempted to blame other animals such as opossums or snakes, or even coyotes for making holes or burrows in your yard, these creatures are more likely to use existing animal holes for their dens. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025 The Burrowing Owl requires large tracts of open ground, preferably with areas of bare soil, for its underground nesting burrows. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Still, they're named for their habit of using crayfish burrows that are mostly abandoned. Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025 In the heat of the day, desert-dwelling snakes will retreat into shade or rodent burrows to shield themselves from the scorching sun. John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025 According to researchers, the interdune barking gecko lives alone in burrows beginning from a very young age. Lauren Liebhaber september 2, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025 Avoiding contact with wild rodents and keeping pets away from rodent burrows can help to prevent potential exposure to plague bacteria. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrows
Noun
  • The chimney sweep will identify whether your chimney requires cleaning to remove creosote build-up, animal nests, or debris.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Their eggs were also considered a delicacy and dug up from their nests on beaches.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This is all before Raleigh crouches behind the plate for roughly three hours, calling 150 pitches a night and manning a 13-person pitching staff’s stuff, repertoire, and personality.
    Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jeanroy squats down, nudges Taïga aside, and starts digging with a cavadou—a sort of pick that resembles a very scary dental tool.
    Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Sinking the throttle forces the electric motor and engine to work together; the car then squats before alarmingly rocketing down the road while swapping cogs swiftly but smoothly.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Along with Evans, the speakers of the Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina houses of representatives also signed onto the letter asking for help from Congress to help the forestry industry in their respective states.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Awards will include the Tokyo Projects Award, worth $13,300 (JPY2M), selected by an industry jury; the Asian Gen‑Z Award, worth $3,300 (JPY500,000), chosen by a committee of Gen-Z film students; as well as in-kind awards from leading Asian post-production houses White Light and Kongchak.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As Polly excavates the darkest parts of herself, the film can’t string together a build to match the depths of her soul-searching.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Deep into the opening-night party at the Middleburg Film Festival, Joel Edgerton hunches over a cocktail table, flipping through the event’s official program.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Amid hunting for clues on the case, Tom hunches over his desk, lazily shoveling sausage-and-onion sandwiches into his mouth.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks huddles with his team during the fourth quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

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