curr

[ kur ]

verb (used without object)

1. to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of curr¹

1670–80; akin to Old Norse kurra to grumble, murmur, Middle High German kurren, Middle Dutch curren to growl

Example Sentences

Price′-curr′ent, -list, a list of the prices paid for any class of goods, &c.—adjs.

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Curr says of the Australians1447 that the tribes who wear clothing are more decent than those who are naked.

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Mr. Edward Curr, at first the secretary of the company, became their agent.

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Curr, who was better acquainted than Fison with the Australians, has proved that they are normally monogamous.

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King, with his mouth full of curr did not answer, but his eyes smiled.

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