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Synonyms for burr

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bur
Phonetic Transcription : bɜr

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Définition of burr

Origin :
  • "rough sound of the letter -r-" (especially that common in Northumberland), 1760, later extended to "northern accented speech" in general. Possibly the sound of the word is imitative of the speech peculiarity itself, or it was adapted from one of the senses of bur (q.v.), perhaps from the phrase to have a bur in (one's) throat (late 14c.), which was a figure of speech for "feel a choking sensation, huskiness." OED says the Scottish -r- is a lingual trill, not a true burr.
  • noun rough projection
Example sentences :
  • When 323 Burr chose, neither man nor woman could resist him.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • “So am I,” said Burr, beginning to pace up and down the narrow room.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • No lawyer for the defence was ever better prepared than Burr, and he did his best.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • The replies also were typical, and in the burr of conversation her fears vanished.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Joe answered with a grating laugh, and then with a burr he applied a towel to his face.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Around the wide doorway there was a close crowd that seemed to cling to it like a burr.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • "Well, Baker," said Burr nonchalantly, nodding to his former assistant.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • "Neither of us will be injured in any way by the change," said Burr calmly.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • "So it was with Smith, when the alloys burned out," said Burr.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • "I cannot allow Professor Burr to do anything for me," he said dully.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
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