birr vs scuttering

birr

noun
  • The force of movement; rush, impetus, momentum, driving force 

  • The currency of Ethiopia, divided into 100 santims. 

  • A strong trilling. 

  • A whirring noise 

  • strength, vigor, energy 

verb
  • To make a whirring noise; make a noise like that of revolving wheels, or of millstones at work. 

  • To lurch or set to spinning. 

scuttering

noun
  • The act of running with a light pattering noise; a skittering. 

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