Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

furred

/fɜːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: furred
IPA: /fɜːd/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of fur

adj

adj

adj

Having a covering of thin, soft, short hair.

adj

Coated as if with fur

adj

Coated as if with fur

Example Sentences

"She had a lot of dark hair pinned untidily back from a small well-formed brow, and her tilted nose and large embarrassed eyes had survived intact from the mistrusts and agitations of a schoolgirl, which maturity had striven to defeat by lengthening her chin and tightening her lips, while giving her skin the faintly furred matt surface of pickled virginity."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fɜːd/
British English: /fɜːd/

Inflected Forms

more furred (comparative) most furred (superlative)

Derived Forms

unfurred

Phrases

brush-furred mouse long-furred

Synonyms

furry

Homonyms

faired fared (both fair–fur merger)

Rhymes With

third heard word bird referred occurred preferred assured absurd herd cured insured

Questions

How do you pronounce furred?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɜːd/.
What does furred mean?: simple past and past participle of fur

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