Examples of “burr” in a Sentence

noun A prickly seed case or flower head that clings to fur or clothing.

• I spent an hour picking burrs off my wool socks.
• A burr stuck to the horse's tail all week.
• The dog came back covered in burrs from the field.

noun A strong, rolled pronunciation of the letter "r," or an accent marked by it.

• You can hear a faint burr in the way my grandfather says his name.
• The actor practiced a burr to play the farmer from the north.
• His soft Scottish burr made the story even more charming.

verb To grind or smooth using a small rotating abrasive tool.

• The jeweler burred the rough edges of the ring until they were smooth.
• He burred the metal edge so it would not cut anyone.