Found 2 items, similar to Birr.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: birr
birr
n 1: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
2: sound of something in rapid motion;
“whir of a bird's
wings”;
“the whir of the propellers” [syn:
whir,
whirr,
whirring]
v : make a soft swishing sound;
“the motor whirred”;
“the car
engine purred” [syn:
whizz,
whiz,
whirr,
whir,
purr]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Birr
Birr
\Birr\, n.
1. A whirring sound, as of a spinning wheel.
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2. A rush or impetus; force.
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Birr
\Birr\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Birred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Birring.] [Cf. OE. bur, bir, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel.
byrr wind. Perh. imitative.]
To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in
motion.
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