curr
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of curr
1670–80; akin to Old Norse kurra to grumble, murmur, Middle High German kurren, Middle Dutch curren to growl
Example Sentences
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A cunnin curr always catches a pig by the ear.
From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas
Away she hies to Susan Gale: Her Messenger's in merry tune; The owlets hoot, the owlets curr, And Johnny's lips they burr, burr, burr, As on he goes beneath the moon.
From The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1 by Knight, William
Curr dhoo, curr dhoo, Love me, and I'll love you!
From The Nursery Rhymes of England by Various
Me wretched! let me curr to quercine shades!
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
CURRAHOO, curr dhoo, Love me, and I'll love you!
From The Little Mother Goose by Smith, Jessie Willcox
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