Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 4 letters

birr

Best crossword clue

"Whirring sound"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /bɜː/Part of speech verb, nounSorted birrStarts with BEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2I3R4R

Definitions

  1. make a soft swishing sound

Word origin

From Middle English bir (“favorable or strong wind”), from Old English byre (“strong wind, storm”); cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk bør, Icelandic byrr (“sailing winds”), Albanian borë (“snow”), and Polish burza (“storm, thunderstorm”).

Used in a sentence

  • Ye'll be sae kind as let me see How this same bird o' yours can flee. T'oblige ye, friend, I winna stand — Syne loos'd the falcon frae his hand. Unhooded, up she sprang wi' birr, While baith stood staring after her.
  • Then steer thro' life wi' birr an' vigour
  • Your chanter sets us a ' a-steer, Get out your pipes and blaw wi' birr, We'll dance the Highland fling

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Whirring sound4 letters

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

B___

Related words