Burrowing

verb

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.verbTo dig a tunnel or hole

2.verb(with adverbial of direction) to move underneath or press up against in search of safety or comfort

"The young girl burrowed into the bed."

3.verb(with into) to investigate thoroughly

"The journalist burrowed into the origins of the mayor's corruption."

4.nounThe act or result of making a burrow.

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