intj
Meaning 1
Used to express being cold, to show shivering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
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Sound
Pronunciation
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[ʙ̩ː] naturally
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colloquial: /bɝ/
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homophone: Burr
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homophone: burr
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homophone: bur
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
intj
Meaning 2
An expression of disgust or aversion, as if shuddering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
intj
Meaning 3
The ringing sound of a telephone or an alarm bell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Brr-brr, brr-brr. The phone rang insistently.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: brr — expression to show shivering
- Dutch: brr — expression to show shivering
- Finnish: hrr — expression to show shivering
- French: brrr — expression to show shivering
- German: brr — expression to show shivering
- Greek: μπρρ (brr) — expression to show shivering
- Old Irish: fuit — expression to show shivering
- Italian: brr — expression to show shivering
- Old Norse: atatata — expression to show shivering
- Old Norse: hutututu — expression to show shivering
- Polish: brr — expression to show shivering
- Polish: pru — expression to show shivering
- Russian: бр-р (br-r) — expression to show shivering
- Scottish Gaelic: foiteag — expression to show shivering
- Scottish Gaelic: foiteagaidh — expression to show shivering
- Scottish Gaelic: fuiteag — expression to show shivering
- Scottish Gaelic: fuiteagaidh — expression to show shivering
- Scottish Gaelic: eiteagaidh — expression to show shivering
- Scottish Gaelic: diteag — expression to show shivering
- Scottish Gaelic: dudaigidh — expression to show shivering
- Swedish: brr — expression to show shivering
- Swedish: urr — expression to show shivering
- Walloon: souxh — expression to show shivering