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Burred

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.

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burred

vb. (en-past of: burr)

WordNet
bur

  1. n. seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: burr]

  2. small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: burr]

  3. [also: burring, burred]

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]

bur

  1. v. remove the burrs from [syn: burr]

  2. [also: burring, burred]

burred

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Usage examples of "burred".

The voice that had jerked her awake had been deep, burred, and she'd heard the word lass.

The question was voiced in a deep, calm, softly burred voice, and came very clear to her ears as if he stood close against the other side of the door.

The softly burred words made them spin, Parrish dragging Grace about, wrenching her arm.

The ventilation and temperature-control system burred softly in the background.

Yr said in a soft, burred voice, the end of her tail twitching slightly.

Under the assurance, the thin joviality so flat and misplaced, the harsh edge of strain burred unmistakably.

Coco's downward clubbing fist missed him almost completely, the burred edge of a signet ring burning a thin line from temple to jaw, but Reynolds, with the giant guard completely off balance, made no mistake.

Neubauer's tone was intended to be harsh and demanding but it burred with the sharp edge of strain.