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unburrowing

unburrowing is the present participle and gerund of unburrow.

Meaning of unburrow

Verb

unburrow (third-person singular simple present unburrows, present participle unburrowing, simple past and past participle unburrowed)

  1. (intransitive) To come out of its burrow.
  2. (transitive) To force or lure something out of a burrow.
    Synonyms:
    unearth

Questions about unburrowing

What is unburrowing the present participle and gerund of?
Unburrowing is the present participle and gerund of unburrow.

Words near unburrowing in the dictionary

  1. unburnt
  2. unburped
  3. unburred
  4. unburrow
  5. unburrowed
  6. unburrowing
  7. unburrows
  8. unburst
  9. unburstable
  10. unburthen
  11. unburthened

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