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Discover LudwigThe phrase "burrowing under" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe the action of digging or tunneling beneath a surface, often used metaphorically to indicate a deeper exploration or investigation.
Example: "The rabbit was burrowing under the fence to escape the yard."
Alternatives: "digging beneath" or "tunneling under"
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Burrowing under a pile of shawls, she continued talking, her voice muffled by cashmere and wool.
It's also a great way to get things out, burrowing under the control of authorities.
This is when he began probing every musical crevice, burrowing under and around the written note to extract expression.
In April 1987, Mr. Busic escaped from a federal prison in Orange County, N.Y., by burrowing under a perimeter fence.
Three Latvians did in fact survive the Rumbula forest massacre, one by burrowing under a pile of clothes and shoes taken from the victims.
They are aligned where sea floor, riding north with Australia, is believed to be burrowing under the arc of Indonesian islands.
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It burrows under the skin.
Fact: Ticks do not burrow under the skin.
It would burrow under Brooklyn and the East River into Lower Manhattan.
Fiction: I pulled the tick out before it burrowed under the skin.
Tells me which parks to avoid in daylight and what fences are easiest to burrow under.
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