Definitions
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
01“Whirring sound”4 letters
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