BURROWING Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word burrowing. (close relations)
Definition of BURROWING
Best Alternative Words for BURROWING
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digging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of digging | ||||||||
excavating | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • recover through digging • find by digging in the ground • form by hollowing • remove the inner part or the core of | ||||||||
tunneling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • To make a tunnel through or under something; to burrow. • To dig a tunnel. • To transmit something through a tunnel (wrapper for insecure or unsupported protocol). • To insert a catheter into a vein to allow long-term use. • To undergo the quantum-mechanical phenomenon where a particle penetrates through a barrier that it classically cannot surmount. noun • The act of burrowing a tunnel. • The practice of exploring tunnel. • The quantum mechanical passing of a particle through an energy barrier. • A type of fraud where assets and profits are transferred out of firms for the benefit of those who control them. • A feature of the file system that allows files to preserve certain properties, such as creation date, even after being deleted and recreated. | ||||||||
tunnel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars) • a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter verb • move through by or as by digging • force a way through |