birr

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birr

The bird's wings made a soft birr as it took flight.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A whirring or buzzing sound: A continuous, rapid, vibrating sound, often produced by something spinning or moving quickly through the air.
    • The basic monetary unit of Ethiopia: The primary unit of currency in Ethiopia, subdivided into 100 cents.

  2. Verb:

    • To make a whirring sound: To move or operate with a continuous, rapid, vibrating noise.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun (Sound):

    • The birr of the helicopter's rotor blades filled the air.
    • He listened to the gentle birr of the computer's cooling fan.

  • Noun (Currency):

    • The price is fifty Ethiopian birr.
    • She exchanged her dollars for local birr at the bank.

  • Verb:

    • The old ceiling fan began to birr softly.
    • Insects birred in the warm summer evening.
Advanced Usage
  • Technical/Descriptive Use: Often used in literary or technical contexts to describe mechanical or natural sounds with precision.
    • The birr of the sewing machine was a constant background noise in the workshop.
Variants and Related Words
  • Whir (noun/verb): A more common synonym for the sound-related meanings of "birr."
  • Whirring (adj/noun): Describing or related to a birring sound.
Synonyms
  • Whir (for sound): Buzz, hum, drone, whizz.
  • Currency Unit: (No direct synonym; it is a proper noun for the Ethiopian currency).
Related Phrases
  • To give a birr: (Less common) Can imply causing something to start making such a sound.
    • He gave the engine a birr before it settled into a steady hum.
birr

The bird's wings made a soft birr as it took flight.

Noun
  1. sound of something in rapid motion
    • whir of a bird's wings
    • the whir of the propellers
  2. the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
Verb
  1. make a soft swishing sound
    • the motor whirred
    • the car engine purred

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