as in hum
a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion
heard the burr of a distant engine
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as in to hum
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
the pitch burred past the batter's ear
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Recent Examples of burr
Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
Find it on Amazon This Burr Coffee Grinder Brings Perfection
Grind your coffee beans to perfection with the Technivorm Moccamaster burr coffee grinder.
—Kristi Arnold, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
Use the brush provided with the machine (or a bottle brush) to clean the upper burr, lower burr, and ground coffee chute.
—Gemma Johnstone, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2024
Doctors recommended drilling burr holes into the skull to relieve pressure, and middle meningeal artery embolization, which blocks blood flow to the area, the suit states.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2024
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Noun
For those that aren’t aware, burl (also known as burr) is the result of a deformity that typically appears on the trunk or branch of a tree when it’s stressed from an injury or infection—the knots are just bud tissue that hasn’t sprouted into foliage or blossomed into a beautiful twig.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
Find it on Amazon This Burr Coffee Grinder Brings Perfection
Grind your coffee beans to perfection with the Technivorm Moccamaster burr coffee grinder.
—Kristi Arnold, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
Use the brush provided with the machine (or a bottle brush) to clean the upper burr, lower burr, and ground coffee chute.
—Gemma Johnstone, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2024
Doctors recommended drilling burr holes into the skull to relieve pressure, and middle meningeal artery embolization, which blocks blood flow to the area, the suit states.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2024
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Others volunteer to water plants, write a weekly newsletter, launder aprons, check on members who haven’t shown up in a while, and shoulder other tasks needed to keep the clubhouse humming.Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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The question is whether the Fed can help keep the economy out of a recession now that it’s begun cutting interest rates to keep the job market humming.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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This little kitty purrs, walks, and even tumbles, giving my daughter all the fun of having another cat without the extra fur or midnight meows.Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
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Not all cats purr – some are physically unable to produce the vibrations.Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2024
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The crypto community is buzzing, with celebrations sweeping across forums and social media, hailing Trump’s win as a potential boon for the top cryptocurrency’s future.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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After today, our phones will quit buzzing nonstop with fundraising texts and get-out-the-vote calls.Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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All around them, acorns pinball to the forest floor as leaves rustle in the mid-September wind.Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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There’s the rustle of tea leaves and paper as first one, then another spoonful of tea leaves is taken from a paper bag and poured into the teapot, then the sound of water being poured over the tea leaves, but such sounds can be heard only in the kitchen.Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
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Zoom out: Thune has been zipping across the country fundraising and campaigning for candidates who could help hand the GOP a Senate majority.Stef W. Kight, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Fry also highlighted the importance of using a soft hand when zipping.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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Tree limbs whispered in the night wind as if urging them on.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Luckily, just in time, Nick whispers the one word in the (British) English language that instantly turns back the clock.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Burr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burr. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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