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Vinony

burr

noun

  1. sharp ridge of metal raised by a scratching tool
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verb

  1. to cover something with soil
  2. speak with a burr or make a whirring sound
  3. produce a prickly seed
L331051 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɝ/ / /bɜː/ / /bʌr/

name

  1. A surname.

    “One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation.”

    “The US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its insider trading investigation into stock trades made by then-Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law at the outset of the pandemic, the former senator announced Friday.”

  2. A number of places in the United States:
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  7. A community in Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340, central Saskatchewan, Canada.

noun

Etymology: From burl.

  1. Alternative spelling of burl.

verb

Etymology: Onomatopoeic, influenced by bur. Compare to French bruire.

  1. To pronounce with a uvular "r".
  2. To make a rough humming sound.

    “The first thing Lucy noticed as she went in was a burring sound, and the first thing she saw was a kind-looking old she-beaver sitting in the corner with a thread in her mouth working busily at her sewing machine, and it was from it that the sound came.”