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[ pur ]
/ pɜr /

noun, verb (used with or without object), purred, pur·ring.

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purr

or pur

[ pur ]
/ pɜr /

verb (used without object)

to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
(of things) to make a sound suggestive of the purring of a cat: The new motor of the car purred.

verb (used with object)

to express by or as if by purring.

noun

the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
a sound resembling this.
the act of purring.

Origin of purr

First recorded in 1595–1605; imitative

OTHER WORDS FROM purr

purr·ing·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH purr

per purr (see usage note at per)
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British Dictionary definitions for pur

purr
/ (pɜː) /

verb

(intr) (esp of cats) to make a low vibrant sound, usually considered as expressing pleasure, etc
(tr) to express (pleasure, etc) by this sound

noun

a purring sound

Word Origin for purr

C17: of imitative origin; compare French ronronner to purr, German schnurren, Dutch snorren
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