BURRED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in scratchy

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verb

past tense of burr

as in hummed

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound the pitch burred past the batter's ear

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Adjective

Using too much detergent leaves soapy residue in fabrics, trapping dirt, bacteria, and hard water minerals, which leaves clothes looking dull, feeling stiff and scratchy, and smelling bad.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
While some of my linen pieces feel scratchy, this one is ultra soft and doesn’t irritate my sensitive skin.

— Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of scratchy

Adjective

Prison life hasn't been easy on Otto, who has dungeon hair, sunken eyes and a scraggly beard.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Jonah Paz, with scraggly brown hair and clean features, wears a baggy red flannel and gray pants; Yaelle Avtan’s got a plume of blonde hair, pink blouse, and a tutu-y green skirt.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026

Definition of scraggly

Verb

In the 1970s and 80s, dirt bikes buzzed around its fragile landscape, creating erosion and noise.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Giovanna Mantilla was in a meeting in late April when her smartwatch buzzed with the kind of notification that usually makes a small-business owner smile.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of buzzed

Verb

This El Nino, which formed only last month, already zipped past the weak stage and is now considered moderate with no indications of slowing its strengthening, the government forecast said.

— Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 9 July 2026
In the fourth minute, striker Kylian Mbappé just missed putting Les Bleus up early with a shot that zipped by the left post.

— Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 9 July 2026

Definition of zipped

Adjective

Crews — including at least one person captured wearing an old crew shirt from a previous Swift tour — were seen wheeling in greenery and flowers, as well as knobby tree branches and lush foliage.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Apptronik’s Apollo humanoid—porcelain white, with knobby limbs and thick, sturdy legs—has been used in production at European automotive factories owned by Mercedes-Benz.

— Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of knobby

Verb

Recalling a former boss who whispered intimate good-byes to his appliances when his restaurant closed, Luca says that the head chef didn’t receive similar farewells from his employees.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
The toys clanked, the players held their breath and onlookers whispered strategies on the sidelines – until a winner was crowned.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

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