Definition of "birr"

• noun

• Force, vigor, energy.

• A strong wind.

• The force of the wind; rush, impetus, momentum, driving force.

• A thrust or push.

• A whirring noise.

• A strong trilling pronunciation.

• The currency of Ethiopia, divided into 100 santims.

• verb

• To make a whirring noise; make a noise like that of revolving wheels, or of millstones at work.



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