Definitions of purr [ɜr]

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Definition of 'purr'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) purr
the low, continuous, vibrating sound a cat makes, as when contented.

2. purr
any similar sound, esp. one expressive of ease or contentment:
the purr of the new motor.

3. (v.i.) purr
to utter such a sound.

4. purr
to speak in a murmuring tone, esp. one indicative of smugness or malice.

5. (v.t.) purr
to express in or as if in a purr.

Etymology: (1595–1605; imit.)

Definition of 'purr'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) purr
a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat

2. (verb) whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr
make a soft swishing sound
"the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"

3. (verb) purr, make vibrant sounds
indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats

Definition of 'purr'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) purr
(of a cat) to make a low rumbling sound that shows it is happy
I scratched her head and she purred.

Definition of 'purr'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) purr
the low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. See Pur

2. purr
to murmur as a cat. See Pur

Translation of 'purr'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make the low, murmuring sound of a cat when it is pleased.
Afrikaans: spin	Arabic: يُقَرْقِر، يُخَرْخِر	Bulgarian: мъркам
Brazilian: ronronar	Czech: příst	German: schnurren
Danish: spinde	Greek: γουργουρίζω	Spanish: ronronear
Estonian: nurru lööma	Farsi: خر خر کردن	Finnish: kehrätä
French: ronronner	Hebrew: לְגַרגֵר	Hindi: घुरघुराना
Hungarian: dorombol	Indonesian: mendengkur (untuk kucing)	Icelandic: mala
Italian: fare le fusa	Japanese: ゴロゴロのどを鳴らす	Korean: (고양이 등이 만족스러울 때) 그르렁거리다
Lithuanian: murkti, parpti	Latvian: murrāt; ņurrāt	Malay: berbunyi prr
Dutch: spinnen	Norwegian: male	Polish: mruczeć
Persian: خر خر کردن	Pashto: خرخركول	Portuguese: ronronar
Romanian: a toarce	Russian: мурлыкать	Slovak: priasť (mačka)
Slovenian: presti	Serbian: presti	Swedish: spinna
Thai: ทำเสียงคราง	Turkish: mırıldamak	Taiwanese: (貓等)滿足地鳴鳴叫，咕嚕咕嚕叫
Ukrainian: муркотати, муркотіти	Urdu: خرخر کرنا	Vietnamese: mèo rên
Chinese: （猫等）满足地鸣鸣叫，咕噜咕噜叫
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