Purr - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pɜːr|
Brit.
|pɜː|
noun
- a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
verb
- make a soft swishing sound (syn: whir, whirr, whiz, whizz)
the car engine purred
- indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of catsExtra examples
...listened to the reassuring purr of the car engine...
The cat was purring contentedly in my lap.
The cars were purring along the highway.
“You look tense. Let me buy you a drink,” he purred.
A cat never purrs when she is alone.
I heard cars purr in the distance.
The big Bentley purred along the road.
'That feels good,' she purred.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: purr
he/she/it: purrs
present participle: purring
past tense: purred
past participle: purred
I/you/we/they: purr
he/she/it: purrs
present participle: purring
past tense: purred
past participle: purred
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