as in hum
a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion
heard the burr of a distant engine
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Recent Examples of burr
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
His tone had a burr of excitement that didn’t match the words.
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Josh Owens,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
Dust electronics with a microfiber cloth, and don't forget to clean cords and cables, where dust, hair, and other debris can turn into dust bunnies that cling like burrs.
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Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
For years, Surf City conservatives like Gates have reveled in playing the burr in the saddle of deep blue California.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Their bestselling models use stainless steel blades, but Krups does offer burr grinders, too.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
His tone had a burr of excitement that didn’t match the words.
—
Josh Owens,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
Dust electronics with a microfiber cloth, and don't forget to clean cords and cables, where dust, hair, and other debris can turn into dust bunnies that cling like burrs.
—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
For years, Surf City conservatives like Gates have reveled in playing the burr in the saddle of deep blue California.
—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for burr
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burr
Noun
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Even when guitarist Kurt Ballou’s noise screeches over the top, the low end remains like a persistent hum.
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The town's hospital hums with constant activity, marking the scale of the outbreak in the town.
Verb
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Mosquitos buzz in, emerging from eggs laid in stagnant water across the region.
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London draws more than 30 million visitors annually, and along with its buzzing energy and endless opportunities comes one of the world’s most exciting food scenes.
Noun
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Wafting odors of 100-octane gasoline and rumbling purrs of V8 engines punched through the overcast morning at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday as the Velocity Invitational car meet entered its second day.
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That detail has led researchers to wonder whether the purr is partly a self-healing mechanism, a body soothing itself from the inside out.
Verb
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Adams likened the conditions on the boat to having a bunch of teenagers — with no seatbelts or airbags — in the back of a pick-up truck and zipping down an unpaved road.
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There were also moments of real quality when Cape Verde recovered possession, zipping the ball around the Spanish pressure and often looking to play their way out with short passes into midfield.
Noun
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All were filled with Chenier’s murmuring accordion, the rustle of a washboard player and slinky grooves.
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In a distant forest, the monument to his reckless fretwork rustles in the treetops and hums with beehives like the watts in a worn, weary amp burning, crackling for release.
Noun
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Theories, speculation and whispers were hard to ignore, but even harder to prove.
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The whispers about the 41-year-old turned louder.
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“Burr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burr. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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