brr

English

Alternative forms

brrr

Pronunciation

Audio (UK) (file)
IPA^(key): /ʙ̩ː/

Interjection

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.

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
IPA^{(The language code 'nlt' is not valid.)}: /brː/

Interjection

brr

brr (exclamation of cold)
an exclamation of disgust or aversion

Synonyms

(both senses) hu

German

Interjection

brr

brr (exclamation of cold)
an exclamation of disgust or aversion

Further reading

brr in Duden online

Italian

Interjection

brr

brr

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