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purr

(pɜːʳ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense purrs, present participle purring, past tense, past participle purred
1. verb
When a cat purrs, it makes a low vibrating sound with its throat because it is contented.
The plump ginger kitten had settled comfortably in her arms and was purring enthusiastically. [VERB]
2. verb
When the engine of a machine such as a car purrs, it is working and making a quiet, continuous, vibrating sound.
Both boats purred out of the cave mouth and into open water. [VERB preposition]
The sleek car purred down the country road. [VERB preposition]
[Also VERB]
Purr is also a noun.
Carmela heard the purr of a motor-cycle coming up the drive. [+ of]
3. verb
When someone purrs, they speak in a soft, gentle voice because they are pleased or because they want to persuade you to do something for them.
'You can tell me the truth,' she purred. [VERB with quote]

purr in British English

(pɜː)
verb
1. (intransitive)
(esp of cats) to make a low vibrant sound, usually considered as expressing pleasure, etc
2. (transitive)
to express (pleasure, etc) by this sound
noun
3. 
a purring sound
Word origin
C17: of imitative origin; compare French ronronner to purr, German schnurren, Dutch snorren

purr in American English

(pɜr)
noun
1. 
a low, vibratory sound made by a cat when it seems to be pleased
2. 
any sound like this
verb intransitive, verb transitive
3. 
to make or express by such a sound
Word origin
echoic

Examples of 'purr' in a sentence
purr

They purred with pleasure at his gentleness.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They purred with pleasure at his gentleness.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And all this is accompanied by an optimistic purr from the engine.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The air is thick with the sound of purring.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Whether slithering cat or purring gentleman visitor, he made each character special.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
When a cat purrs, he is actually pretending to be a helicopter.
The Sun (2012)
It purrs like a cat, but motorbikes need to be loud.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
As soon as he stroked it, the cat began to purr.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
I purred with pleasure pretty much throughout.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They purred about his pace.
The Sun (2016)
I could almost hear them purr.
Christianity Today (2000)
I don't see you on the purring cat.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A cat with a purr as loud as a lawnmower is officially the world's loudest.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Pet cafés began in Japan, where weary workers would relax to the purrs of contented cats.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This Guys and Dolls leaves the whole audience purring with pleasure.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's not entirely ideal, yet this morally acute comedy will make you purr with pleasure.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Goodwood Revival isn't just about purring vintage cars and glistening classic motorcycles.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Beautiful in her eighth decade, she retains in her voice the low purr of her northern Italian upbringing.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They had tried to go straight into top gear without first having got the engine purring, and Glasgow were happy to reap the benefits.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

In other languages
purr

British English: purr /pɜː/ VERB
When a cat purrs, it makes a low vibrating sound with its throat.
The kitten settled comfortably in her arms and was purring enthusiastically.
  • American English: purr
  • Arabic: يُخَرْخِر
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ronronar
  • Chinese: 猫打呼噜
  • Croatian: presti
  • Czech: příst kočka
  • Danish: spinde
  • Dutch: spinnen
  • European Spanish: ronronear
  • Finnish: kehrätä
  • French: ronronner
  • German: schnurren
  • Greek: γουργουρίζω
  • Italian: fare le fusa
  • Japanese: ゴロゴロとのどを鳴らす
  • Korean: 가르랑거리다
  • Norwegian: male kattelyd
  • Polish: mruknąć
  • European Portuguese: ronronar
  • Romanian: a toarce
  • Russian: урчать
  • Latin American Spanish: ronronear
  • Swedish: spinna
  • Thai: เสียงที่แสดงความพอใจ
  • Turkish: mırıldanmak kedi gibi
  • Ukrainian: муркотіти
  • Vietnamese: rên gừ gừ

Chinese translation of 'purr'

purr

(pəːʳ)

vi

  1. [cat] 呜(嗚)呜(嗚)叫 (wūwū jiào)
  2. [engine, car] 发(發)出隆隆声(聲) (fāchū lónglóngshēng)
  3. [person] 呢喃 (nínán)

n (c)

  1. [of cat] 呜(嗚)呜(嗚)声(聲) (wūwūshēng) (阵(陣), zhèn)
  2. [of engine, car] 隆隆声(聲) (lónglóngshēng) (阵(陣), zhèn)
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