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brrr

brrr is the alternative spelling of brr.

Meaning of brr

Interjection

  1. Used to express being cold, to show shivering.
    • 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."1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, page x. 83
  2. An expression of disgust or aversion, as if shuddering.
    • Brrr. Even the thought of going underground made Old Bailey shudder.1996, Neil Gaiman, chapter 8, in Neverwhere, London: Headline Review, published 2005
  3. The ringing sound of a telephone or an alarm bell.
    • Brr-brr, brr-brr. The phone rang insistently.

Words formed from brrr

Phrases with brrr

Questions about brrr

What is brrr the alternative spelling of?
Brrr is the alternative spelling of brr.

Words near brrr in the dictionary

  1. BRP
  2. BRPs
  3. brr
  4. brring
  5. brrm
  6. brrr
  7. brrring
  8. brrrm
  9. BRRS
  10. brrt
  11. BRS

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