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hurr

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɜː/
  • US: /ˈhɝ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Scotland: /hʌr/
  • New-Zealand: /høː/
  • /heː/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
  • /hɛː/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
  • /hɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
  • homophone: her (fern–fir–fur merger)
  • homophone: hair
  • homophone: hare (both fair–fur merger)

1

verb

Meaning 1

To hum or buzz.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make a rolling, trilling, or burring sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gnarl

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English hurren (“to buzz”). Cognate with German hurren, Danish hurre (“to buzz, hum”), Swedish hurra. More at hurry.