- present participle of burrow.
burrowing
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Scabies is caused by microscopic mites burrowing under the skin and it spreads through close skin contact.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Granted, the bar for Netflix movies has long since descended past Hell’s ninth circle, burrowing so low that it’s carved out a 10th reserved for the streamer’s original titles.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Scientists identified the first known record of the Mexican burrowing toad, Rhinophrynus, in the southwestern United States.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
No one knows, but all the flailing, hammering, digging and burrowing are for naught.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
She was burrowing under the covers as though to hide.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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