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burring

verb

present participle of burr

as in humming

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound the pitch burred past the batter's ear

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Meanwhile, this column just keeps humming along day after day.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The sounds of generators humming and chain saws whirling filled the neighborhood Thursday afternoon.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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With the kids back in school and movie theaters buzzing with their best audience numbers in years, September might be the perfect time to catch a matinee.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 1 Sep. 2026
Since then, Swifties have been buzzing with what this could mean about the superstar’s next career steps.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026

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Facing second-and-4 in the second quarter, Browning took a shotgun snap, and Anudike-Uzomah was there in an instant, zipping by Tampa Bay third-string tackle Marshall Fournier for a free shot on Browning.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
The star is zipping around the black hole, reaching speeds of about 15,534 miles per second.

— Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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