Furrowed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

make wrinkled or creased

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɜːɹoʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʌɹəʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʌɹəʊd/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɜːɹoʊd/.

Examples

furrow soil
furrow one's brow
furrowed fields

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

furrow groove crease chamfer wrinkle rugged chase rut

Antonyms

unfurrowed

Parts of Speech

verb	hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove “furrow soil”
verb	make wrinkled or creased “furrow one's brow”
verb	cut a furrow into a columns
adjective	having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface “furrowed fields”

Word Forms

furrow	noun	a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
rut	noun	a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
groove	noun	a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
wrinkle	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crease	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
chamfer	noun	two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gefurcht

in Form einer Furche oder Rille aushöhlen

🇫🇷French

sillonné

creusé en forme de sillon ou de rainure

🇪🇸Spanish

surcado

ahuecarse en forma de surco o surco

🇮🇹Italian

solcato

scavato sotto forma di solco o solco

🇳🇱Dutch

gegroefd

uitgehold in de vorm van een groef of groef

🇵🇹Portuguese

sulcado

oco em forma de sulco ou ranhura

🇷🇺Russian

бороздчатый

выдолбить в виде борозды или канавки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नालीदार

नाली या खांचे के रूप में खोखला करना

🇮🇳Tamil

உரோமங்கள்

ஒரு பள்ளம் அல்லது பள்ளம் வடிவில் வெற்று

🇮🇳Telugu

ముడుచుకున్న

ఒక బొచ్చు లేదా గాడి రూపంలో బోలుగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

રુંવાટીવાળું

ચાસ અથવા ખાંચના રૂપમાં હોલો આઉટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಕ್ಕುಗಟ್ಟಿದ

ತೋಡು ಅಥವಾ ತೋಡು ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಟೊಳ್ಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉളുക്കിയ

ഒരു ചാലിൻറെയോ തോടിൻ്റെയോ രൂപത്തിൽ പൊള്ളയായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਰਲੀ

ਇੱਕ ਖੁਰਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਝਰੀ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਖੋਖਲਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھال دیا

کھال یا نالی کی شکل میں کھوکھلا کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有皱纹的

以沟或槽的形式挖空

🇯🇵Japanese

しわを寄せた

溝または溝の形で空洞になる

🇰🇷Korean

헤치고 나아가는

고랑이나 홈의 형태로 속이 비어 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhăn nhó

khoét rỗng dưới dạng rãnh hoặc rãnh

🇹🇭Thai

ร่อง

กลวงออกเป็นร่องหรือร่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

beralur

berongga dalam bentuk alur atau alur

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakunot ang noo

guwang sa anyo ng isang tudling o uka

🇲🇾Malay

berkerut

berlubang dalam bentuk alur atau alur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجعد

أجوف في شكل ثلم أو أخدود

🇮🇷Persian

شیار شده

به شکل شیار یا شیار توخالی کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

çatlaklı

bir karık veya oluk şeklinde oymak

🇮🇱Hebrew

קמטים

חלול בצורת תלם או חריץ

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