Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Wharl /(hwa̤rl)/ · IPA 01 n. A guttural pronunciation of the letter r; a burr. See Burr, n., 6. 1. A guttural pronunciation of the letter r; a burr. See Burr, n., 6. See: Burr “A strange, uncouth wharling in their speech.” — Fuller.