Burr \Burr\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Burring.]
To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.
--Mrs. Browning.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bur
n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: burr]
2: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: burr]
v : remove the burrs from [syn: burr]
[also: burring, burred]
WordNet (r) 2.0
burred
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines
or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly
mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous
whiskers" [syn: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery,
bristled, bristly, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous,
spiny, thorny]
WordNet (r) 2.0
burred
See bur
WordNet (r) 2.0
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