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brum

/bɹʌm/

brum is the alternative form of brrm.

Meaning of brrm

Interjection

  1. (childish) The sound of a car engine.

Proper noun capitalized: Brum

Brum

  1. (UK, informal) Nickname for Birmingham: a major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.

Origin of brum

Clipping of Brummagem.

Words formed from brum

Words that rhyme with brum

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Questions about brum

What does brum mean?
Brum means nickname for Birmingham: a major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.
What is brum the alternative form of?
Brum is the alternative form of brrm.
What part of speech is brum?
Brum is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce brum?
Brum is pronounced /bɹʌm/ (UK).

Words near brum in the dictionary

  1. brulyies
  2. brulzie
  3. brulzies
  4. Brulé
  5. Brulés
  6. brum
  7. Brumaire
  8. Brumaires
  9. Brumairian
  10. Brumairians
  11. brumal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: brum (page history and authors); Brum (page history and authors); brrm (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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