"hurr" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /hɜː(ɹ)/ Audio: en-us-her.ogg Forms: hurrs [present, singular, third-person], hurring [participle, present], hurred [participle, past], hurred [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English hurren (“to buzz”). Cognate with German hurren, Danish hurre (“to buzz, hum”), Swedish hurra. More at hurry. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hurren||to buzz}} Middle English hurren (“to buzz”), {{cog|de|hurren}} German hurren, {{cog|da|hurre||to buzz, hum}} Danish hurre (“to buzz, hum”), {{cog|sv|hurra}} Swedish hurra Head templates: {{en-verb}} hurr (third-person singular simple present hurrs, present participle hurring, simple past and past participle hurred)
  1. (intransitive) To hum or buzz. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hurr-en-verb-RleFbBkr
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To make a rolling, trilling, or burring sound. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Synonyms: gnarl
    Sense id: en-hurr-en-verb-q07n43kw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hur Related terms: hurr durr (english: unrelated)

Inflected forms

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