brr

brr

See also: BRR

English

Alternative forms

• brrr

Pronunciation

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• (naturally) IPA^(key): [ʙ̩ː]
• (spoken) IPA^(key): /bɝ/
  • Homophones: Burr, burr, bur
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

Interjection

brr

1. 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.

2. 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

Czech: brr (cs) Dutch: brr (nl) Finnish: hrr German: brr (de) Greek: μπρρ (el) (brr) Irish: Old Irish: fuit Italian: brr Polish: brr, pru (pl) Russian: бр-р (ru) (br-r) Swedish: brr

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /brː/

Interjection

brr

1. brr (exclamation of cold)
2. an exclamation of disgust or aversion

Synonyms

• (both senses) hu

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German

Pronunciation

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Interjection

brr

1. brr (exclamation of cold)
2. an exclamation of disgust or aversion

Further reading

• “brr” in Duden online

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

• brrr

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbr]

Interjection

brr

1. brr (used to express being cold, to show shivering)
2. brr (an exclamation of disgust or aversion)

References

1. 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’). 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 2023)

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Italian

Interjection

brr

1. brr

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Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brr/
• Syllabification: brr

Interjection

brr

1. brr! (in reaction to the cold or something gross)

   Synonym: pru

Further reading

• brr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• brr in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

brr

1. brr