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

The collision happened on the Curr Road, between Omagh and Ballygawley, shortly before 19:20 GMT.

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The Omagh Road is closed in both directions between the Curr Road and the Greenmount Road.

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“Viola Davis is a powerful truth teller — through her work on stage and screen, as well as in her life,” HarperOne president and publisher Judith Curr said in a statement.

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At HarperOne, Curr has published several works by the late Zora Neale Hurston, including such posthumous bestsellers as the nonfiction “Barracoon” and the story collection “Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick.”

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Judith Curr, president and publisher of HarperCollins’ HarperOne Group division, will oversee the global reissue of King’s books and the release of works based on his life and writing, ranging from children’s stories to graphic novels.

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