brrrint.

Brit.

/brː/, U.S.

/brː/

Forms: 1800s b-r-r-r-r, 1800s– brr, 1800s– brrr, 1800s– brrrr, 1900s– b'rrh, 1900s– b-r-r-r. Forms with r occurring five or more times are also attested.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare German brr (1815 in the passage translated in quot. 1837, or earlier).

Used as an exclamation to accompany a shiver of cold, fear, disquiet, etc.

ΚΠ

1837 tr. Z. Werner in Amer. Monthly Mag. Mar. 227 Conrad. (opening the door cautiously, draws back in shivering terror.) Brr! [Ger. Brr!]

1875 J. Runnion Hearts & Diamonds i. 3 B-r-r-r-r. I'm nearly frozen stiff.

1898 R. Hughes Lakerim Athletic Club vi. 109 The whirling snow hid the banks of the lake... ‘Brrr!’ said Tug.

1905 H. G. Wells Kipps ii. vii. 286 B-r-r-r. It didn't do to think of his Aunt and Uncle.

1961 ‘N. Blake’ Worm of Death ii. 22 B'rrh, it's cold outside. I've swallowed about a hundred cubic feet of fog walking here.

2008 Bicycling Jan. 74/2 Brrrr—it's really cold today.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brrr
释义	brrrint. Brit. /brː/, U.S. /brː/ Forms: 1800s b-r-r-r-r, 1800s– brr, 1800s– brrr, 1800s– brrrr, 1900s– b'rrh, 1900s– b-r-r-r. Forms with r occurring five or more times are also attested. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare German brr (1815 in the passage translated in quot. 1837, or earlier). Used as an exclamation to accompany a shiver of cold, fear, disquiet, etc. ΚΠ 1837 tr. Z. Werner in Amer. Monthly Mag. Mar. 227 Conrad. (opening the door cautiously, draws back in shivering terror.) Brr! [Ger. Brr!] 1875 J. Runnion Hearts & Diamonds i. 3 B-r-r-r-r. I'm nearly frozen stiff. 1898 R. Hughes Lakerim Athletic Club vi. 109 The whirling snow hid the banks of the lake... ‘Brrr!’ said Tug. 1905 H. G. Wells Kipps ii. vii. 286 B-r-r-r. It didn't do to think of his Aunt and Uncle. 1961 ‘N. Blake’ Worm of Death ii. 22 B'rrh, it's cold outside. I've swallowed about a hundred cubic feet of fog walking here. 2008 Bicycling Jan. 74/2 Brrrr—it's really cold today. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < int.1837
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