Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burry

/bˈɝi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
bur-ry
IPA
/bˈɝi/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Abounding in burs.

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a bur.

adj

Characterized by a burr.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English burry, bury, equivalent to bur + -y.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

burrier (comparative) burriest (superlative)

Phrases

Burry Port Pembrey and Burry Port Town

Frequently Paired Words

Burry Port Pembrey and Burry Port Town

Synonyms

barbed barbellate briary briery bristled bristly burred prickly setose setaceous spiny thorny

Rhymes With

worry murray hurry surrey furry blurry uri flurry currie slurry surry scurry

Questions

How do you pronounce burry?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɝi/.
What does burry mean?
Abounding in burs.
Where does burry come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce burry

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