brr

English

Alternative forms

• brrr

Pronunciation

• Audio (UK)

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• IPA^(key): /ʙ̩ː/

Interjection

brr

1. Used to express being cold, to show shivering.
   • 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 1, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 7:

     'Brrrrr,' said Lieutenant Dubosc, realizing to the full how cold he was.

2. An expression of disgust or aversion, as if shuddering.
   • 1996, Neil Gaiman, chapter 8, in Neverwhere, London: Headline Review, published 2005:

     Brrr. Even the thought of going underground made Old Bailey shudder.

Translations

expression to show shivering

• Czech: brr (cs)
• Dutch: brr (nl)
• Finnish: hrr
• German: brr (de)
• Greek: μπρρ (el) (brr)

• Italian: brr
• Polish: brr
• Russian: бр-р (ru) (br-r)
• Swedish: brr

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /brː/

Interjection

brr

1. brr (exclamation of cold)
2. an exclamation of disgust or aversion

Synonyms

• (both senses) hu

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German

Interjection

brr

1. brr (exclamation of cold)
2. an exclamation of disgust or aversion

Further reading

• brr in Duden online

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

• brrr

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbr]

Interjection

brr

1. brr (used to express being cold, to show shivering)
2. brr (an exclamation of disgust or aversion)

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Italian

Interjection

brr

1. brr