Past tense for to dig a hole into the ground or something solid
“I had heard back then that an ostrich, when attacked and feeling terror, would burrow a hole into the ground to stick its head into.”
Past tense for to search or delve deeply
“They were, of course, often called harder names, if we care to burrow about for them in the pamphlets of the period.”
Past tense for to settle or move into a comfortable position
“She can hardly wait to nestle and burrow her head in my coat.”
Past tense for to take refuge or seclude oneself
Past tense for to show determination and immerse oneself in a task or a meal
Past tense for to lie half-hidden or in shelter
Past tense for to place, lay or set firmly in surrounding matter
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