How is the word grub translated from German to English

English translation
Burrowed
verb

Grub ein Loch oder einen Tunnel in die Erde.

Dug a hole or tunnel in the ground.

Examples with “grub”

See how the word “grub” is used in sentences

  • Das Kaninchen grub sich unter dem Zaun durch. — The rabbit burrowed under the fence.

  • Das Kaninchen wühlte sich tief in die weiche Erde. — The rabbit burrowed deep into the soft earth.

  • Das Kaninchen verkroch sich in der weichen Erde. — The rabbit burrowed into the soft earth.

  • Wir sahen zu, wie sich die Krabbe in den nassen Sand grub. — We watched as the crab burrowed into the wet sand.

  • Hast du gesehen, wo sich die Katze draußen eingewühlt hat? — Did you see where the cat burrowed outside?

  • Hast du gesehen, wo sich die Katze verkrochen hat? — Did you see where the cat has burrowed?

  • Wie weit hatten sich die Mäuse bis zum Frühjahr gegraben? — How far had the mice burrowed by spring?

  • Er wühlte ein kleines Loch im Hinterhof. — He burrowed a small hole in the backyard.

  • Sie verkroch sich unter den Decken, um warm zu bleiben. — She burrowed under the blankets, trying to stay warm.

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