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birr

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bûr; Curr. bēr)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
birr1  (bûr),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. force;
    energy;
    vigor.
  2. emphasis in statement, speech, etc.
  3. a whirring sound.

v.i. 
  1. to move with or make a whirring sound.
  • 1275–1325; Middle English bire, bur, Old English byre strong wind; cognate with Icelandic byrr favorable wind; akin to bear1

birr2  (bēr),USA pronunciation n., pl. birr. 
  1. Currencya paper money, silver coin, and monetary unit of Ethiopia, equal to 100 cents: replaced the Ethiopian dollar in 1976.

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