birring

birr¹ (bûr)

1. A whirring sound.

2. Strong forward momentum; driving force.

intr.v. birred, birr·ing, birrs

To make a whirring sound.

[Middle English bir, favorable wind, from Old Norse byrr; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

birr² (bîr)

n. pl. birr or birrs

See Table at currency.

[Amharic brr, from brr, to be white.]

birr¹ Chiefly US and Scot

to make or cause to make a whirring sound

1. a whirring sound

2. force, as of wind

3. vigour; energy

[Old English byre storm, related to Old Norse byrr favourable wind]

birr²

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Ethiopia, divided into 100 cents

[from Amharic]

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Noun	1.	birr - the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents Ethiopian monetary unit - monetary unit in Ethiopia cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries
	2.	birr - sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" whir, whirr, whirring sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	birr - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" purr, whir, whirr, whiz, whizz sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

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birl cent currency Ethiopia Ethiopian monetary unit purr whir whirr whirring whiz whizz Whur	Micky and two other Sutton Coldfield men, Suckjit Singh Birring and Jatinder Singh Salh, would stake the dirty criminal money on a series of low-risk bets at casinos and bookmakers, their winnings effectively 'cleaning' the money because they had a legitimate source for it if anyone questioned where it had come from. Playboy gambler in pounds 168 million; High roller drove flash cars ... by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) zyhudd230209tigker); READY FOR BATTLE: Upperthong Under 11s are pictured (back, from left) Aiden Harvey-Franklin, Josh Jessop, Ben Charlesworth, Nathan Joyce, Dan Mitchell Garnett and Kiran Birring. Duo have the Vision to cause big upset by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Among family members shocked by his death are mother Nirmal Dhami, brother Kam Dhami, sister Barinder Birring and her two sons, aged five and 10. Shock at death of community leader; OBITUARY: Charity chairman ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)	birefringent bireme Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev biretta Birgander Birgitta biriani birk Birkbeck Birken Birkenhead Birkenstock birkie birl Birlaw birle birling Birman Birmingham birn Biro Birobidzhan Birostrate birr birretta birring Birrus Birse Birt birth birth canal birth certificate birth control birth control device birth control pill birth defect birth family birth father birth mother birth name birth pang birth pangs birth parent birth prevention birth rate birth trauma birth weight birth-control campaigner birth-control reformer birthdate birthday	Biron, Ernst Johann Biron, Ernst Johann von Biron, Evgenii Biron, Evgenii Vladislavovich Bironovshchina biros Birostrate Birotteau, César birotulate Biroul Român de Audit Al Tirajelor Biroului Electoral Judetean BIROW BIRP BIRPI BIRPS birr birr birr Birr, Ireland Birr, Ireland BIRRD BIRRDS birred birred Birrell, Augustine Birretta Birretta Birretum or birretus birring Birrna birrs birrs Birrus Birs BIRSA Birsa Agricultural University BIRSC Birse Birseck Birsha Birsk BIRST Birstall Urban Motorcycle Project for Youth Birstonas Birt Birt Birt (disambiguation) Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome BIRTC BIRTE birth birth birth birth birth birth

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Micky and two other Sutton Coldfield men, Suckjit Singh Birring and Jatinder Singh Salh, would stake the dirty criminal money on a series of low-risk bets at casinos and bookmakers, their winnings effectively 'cleaning' the money because they had a legitimate source for it if anyone questioned where it had come from.

Playboy gambler in pounds 168 million; High roller drove flash cars ... by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)

zyhudd230209tigker); READY FOR BATTLE: Upperthong Under 11s are pictured (back, from left) Aiden Harvey-Franklin, Josh Jessop, Ben Charlesworth, Nathan Joyce, Dan Mitchell Garnett and Kiran Birring.

Duo have the Vision to cause big upset by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)

Among family members shocked by his death are mother Nirmal Dhami, brother Kam Dhami, sister Barinder Birring and her two sons, aged five and 10.

Shock at death of community leader; OBITUARY: Charity chairman ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

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