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See also: BRR
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Audio (UK): (file) - (naturally) IPA(key): [ʙ̩ː]
- (spoken) IPA(key): /bɝ/
- Homophones: Burr, burr, bur
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Interjection
brr
- Used to express being cold, to show shivering.
- 1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, page x. 83:
- The teeth chattered faster, stopped, and began again twice before the man could master his shiver sufficiently to say, "Ju-ju-st in ti-ti-me....Brrrr."
- 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 1, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 7:
- 'Brrrrr,' said Lieutenant Dubosc, realizing to the full how cold he was.
- An expression of disgust or aversion, as if shuddering.
- 1996, Neil Gaiman, chapter 8, in Neverwhere, London: Headline Review, published 2005:
- Brrr. Even the thought of going underground made Old Bailey shudder.
Translations
expression to show shivering
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Interjection
brr
Synonyms
- (both senses) hu
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Interjection
brr
Further reading
- “brr” in Duden online
Hungarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
An onomatopoeia.[1]
Pronunciation
Interjection
brr
References
- ^ brr in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- brr in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- brr in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Italian
Interjection
brr
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Interjection
brr
Further reading
- brr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- brr in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Interjection
brr
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