burring
Making rough edges
Burring is the present participle of burr.
It most often describes the action of producing a rough, whirring sound—like a machine or a cat's purr with an edge to it: The drill was burring in the next room.
In metalwork, burring means removing the rough edges (burrs) left after cutting or machining.
In speech, burring refers to pronouncing words with a rolled or guttural r, characteristic of certain regional accents: He spoke with a burring Scottish accent.
Continuous low-pitched sound
- buzzingLow vibrating hum
- whirringContinuous buzzing sound
- droningSustained monotonous sound
- vibratingTrembling rapidly in place
resonating · rumbling · murmuring · thrumming · purring · mechanical · motor · low-pitched
Molar action sometimes
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- rotatingTurning on an axis
milling · deburring · smoothing · metalworking · lathe · abrasive · friction · tooling
humming
Continuous low-pitched sound
vibrating · resonating · rumbling · murmuring · thrumming · purring · mechanical · motor · low-pitched · continuous
grinding
Molar action sometimes
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
rotating · milling · deburring · smoothing · metalworking · lathe · abrasive · friction · tooling · finishing
rolling
Turning over repeatedly
guttural · pronouncing · articulating · uvular · dialect · brogue · throaty · vibrating · consonant · phonetics
snagging
Getting caught on something
fabric · catching · roughening · fraying · wool · sweater · fibers · napping · lint · tangling