brr
intj[ʙ̩ː] · /bɝ/
1
Used to express being cold, to show shivering.
- The teeth chattered faster, stopped, and began again twice before the man could master his shiver sufficiently to say, "Ju-ju-st in ti-ti-me....Brrrr."1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, page x. 83:
- 'Brrrrr,' said Lieutenant Dubosc, realizing to the full how cold he was.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 1, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 7:
2
An expression of disgust or aversion, as if shuddering.
- Brrr. Even the thought of going underground made Old Bailey shudder.1996, Neil Gaiman, chapter 8, in Neverwhere, London: Headline Review, published 2005:
3
The ringing sound of a telephone or an alarm bell.
- Brr-brr, brr-brr. The phone rang insistently.