burred

as insnub

Synonyms for burred

verb give someone the cold shoulder

Antonyms for burred

Word Origin & History

"prickly seed vessel of some plants," c.1300, burre, from a Scandinavian source (cf. Danish borre, Swedish hard-borre, Old Norse burst "bristle"), from PIE *bhars- (see bristle (n.)). Transferred 1610s to "rough edge on metal," which might be the source of the sense "rough sound of the letter -r-" (see burr).

Example Sentences for burred

He winked them indignantly, strove to clear his burred throat.

Then his stomach turned cold and his tongue grew thick and burred.

They were rough-looking men, and they spoke in the burred Saxon-English of Warwickshire five hundred years ago.

Use a small, light hammer, and gently tap round the edge of the bolt until it is burred over.

Either way will prevent splintering or a ragged or "burred" edge, where the bit leaves the wood.

It might be a human voice, though there was a burred and thickened quality to it almost like a burros bray.

There was a deep note of loving them in his voice, rough and burred though it was, as Potch spoke to the goats.