PURR
\pˈɜː], \pˈɜː], \p_ˈɜː]\
Definitions of PURR
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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make a soft swishing sound, as of a motor working or wings flapping
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indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
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make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
By Princeton University
By Oddity Software
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The low murmuring of a cat when pleased.
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To show by making such a sound; as, she purred her contentment.
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Utter a low murmuring sound. Also, pur.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The low, murmuring, continued sound of a cat.
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To signify by purring.
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To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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