brr
English
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brr
- 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.
- 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
Dutch
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brr
Synonyms
- (both senses) hu
German
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brr
Further reading
- “brr” in Duden online
Hungarian
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Etymology
An onomatopoeia.[1]
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brr
References
- ^ brr in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Italian
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brr
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