brr
3
9.5
A short sound you make when you feel very cold
- interjection
- /bɜr/
- Informal
:
brr
- Brr, it sure is cold in here.
Examples
-
"Brr, that's a really nasty one."
Fiction book (1992) -
Brr, it's freezing out here.
-
Brr, it was cold.
Synonyms
5
9.1
A short sound people make when they feel cold, scared, or disgusted
is used only to show cold or shivering, not other emotions
Antonyms
How Cold
brrr
5
9.1
- Informal
5
9.1
brr
3
9.5
- Informal
3
9.5
Surface Forms
brr main
Etymology
Brr copies the small sound people make when they 'shiver' from cold, so saying brr quickly tells others you feel cold.