Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burrowing

/bˈɝoʊɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: bur-row-ing
IPA: /bˈɝoʊɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of burrow

noun

The act or result of making a burrow.

Example Sentences

"These perforations may be readily distinguished from those more oblique and lateral burrowings which are often found in secondary fossils[…]"

Inflected Forms

burrowings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonburrowing semiburrowing

Phrases

burrowing junction terminal burrowing

Questions

How do you pronounce burrowing?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɝoʊɪŋ/.
What does burrowing mean?: present participle and gerund of burrow

How to pronounce burrowing

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