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purr
soft, vibrant sound made by a cat: She will sit in my lap and purr.
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purr
(pûr)n.
1. The soft vibrant sound made by a cat.
2. A sound similar to that made by a cat: the purr of an engine.
v. purred, purr·ing, purrs
v.intr.
To make or utter a soft vibrant sound: The cat purred. The sewing machine purred.
v.tr.
To express by a soft vibrant sound.
[Imitative.]
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purr
(pɜː)vb
1. (Zoology) (intr) (esp of cats) to make a low vibrant sound, usually considered as expressing pleasure, etc
2. (Zoology) (tr) to express (pleasure, etc) by this sound
n
a purring sound
[C17: of imitative origin; compare French ronronner to purr, German schnurren, Dutch snorren]
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purr
(pɜr)n.
1. the low, continuous, vibrating sound a cat makes, as when contented.
2. any similar sound, esp. one expressive of ease or contentment: the purr of the new motor.
v.i. 3. to utter such a sound.
4. to speak in a murmuring tone, esp. one indicative of smugness or malice.
v.t. 5. to express in or as if in a purr.
[1595–1605; imitative]
purr′ing•ly, adv.
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purr
Past participle: purred
Gerund: purring
| Imperative |
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| purr |
| purr |
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| Noun | 1. | purr - a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
| Verb | 1. | purr - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" |
| 2. |  purr - indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats |
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Translations
قَرْقَرَه، خَرْخَرَهيُخَرْخِريُقَرْقِر، يُخَرْخِر
přístpředení
spindespinden
kehrätä
presti
doromboldorombolás
malmala
ゴロゴロとのどを鳴らす
가르랑거리다
murkimasmurktiparpimasparpti
murrāšanamurrātņurrāšanaņurrāt
pradenie
presti
spinna
เสียงที่แสดงความพอใจ
mırıldamakmırıldanmakmırıltımırlama
rên gừ gừ
purr
[pɜːʳ]A. N → ronroneo m
B. VI [cat, engine] → ronronear
C. VT (= say) → susurrar, decir suavemente
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purr
vt (= say) → säuseln
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purr
(pəː) verb to make the low, murmuring sound of a cat when it is pleased.
noun such a sound.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
purr
→ يُخَرْخِر příst spinde schnurren γουργουρίζω ronronear kehrätä ronronner presti fare le fusa ゴロゴロとのどを鳴らす 가르랑거리다 spinnen male mruknąć ronronar урчать spinna เสียงที่แสดงความพอใจ mırıldanmak rên gừ gừ 猫打呼噜Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009