hurr

== English == === Alternative forms === hur === Etymology === From Middle English hurren (“to buzz”). Cognate with German hurren, Danish hurre (“to buzz, hum”), Swedish hurra. More at hurry. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɜː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɝ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /hʌr/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /høː/ (Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /heː/ (Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /hɛː/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /hɜː(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Homophones: her (fern–fir–fur merger); hair, hare (both fair–fur merger) === Verb === hurr (third-person singular simple present hurrs, present participle hurring, simple past and past participle hurred) (intransitive) To hum or buzz. (intransitive, obsolete) To make a rolling, trilling, or burring sound. Synonym: gnarl === See also === hurr durr (unrelated) === References === “hurr”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Ruhr