Brrとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (naturally) IPA: [ʙ̩ː]
• (spoken) IPA: /bɝ/
  • 異形同音異義語: Burr, burr, bur
  • 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)

間投詞

brr

1. Used to express being cold, to show shivering.
   • 1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, page x. 83:

     The teeth chattered faster, stopped, and began again twice before the man could master his shiver sufficiently to say, "Ju-ju-st in ti-ti-me....Brrrr."

   • 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 1, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 7:

     'Brrrrr,' said Lieutenant Dubosc, realizing to the full how cold he was.

2. An expression of disgust or aversion, as if shuddering.
   • 1996, Neil Gaiman, chapter 8, in Neverwhere, London: Headline Review, published 2005:

     Brrr. Even the thought of going underground made Old Bailey shudder.

3. The ringing sound of a telephone or an alarm bell.

   Brr-brr, brr-brr. The phone rang insistently.