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burr
The term carries a consistent sensory theme of roughness or prickliness across its various meanings. In a botanical sense, it describes the irritating, clinging nature of certain seeds. In machining, it refers to the unwanted, sharp residue left after a cutting process, which must be smoothed for safety and precision.
When applied to speech, the word describes a specific auditory texture. It is most famously associated with the Scottish rhotacism, where the 'r' sound is produced with a trill or a guttural quality, giving the voice a characteristic rasp or richness.
Meanings
Examples
I need to pick these burrs off my socks before I go inside.
Careful with that edge because there is a sharp burr on the steel.
The machinist spent an hour removing every single burr from the part.
He spoke with a thick Scottish burr that made him sound like a highland warrior.
I love the way her voice has that slight burr to it.
You must burr the edges of the pipe before fitting the joint.
The metal felt rough and needed to be burred properly.