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Definitions for Purr

[1] to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
[2] (of things) to make a sound suggestive of the purring of a cat: The new motor of the car purred.
[3] to express by or as if by purring.
[4] the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
[5] a sound resembling this.
[6] the act of purring.
[7] (intr) (esp of cats) to make a low vibrant sound, usually considered as expressing pleasure, etc
[8] (tr) to express (pleasure, etc) by this sound
[9] a purring sound

Words related to Purr

sound, sing, murmur, hum

Words nearby Purr

purpura simplex, purpure, purpuric, purpurin, purpurinuria, purr, purree, purse, purse crab, purse seine, purse strings

Origin of Purr

First recorded in 1595–1605; imitative

Words that may be confused with Purr

per, purr, (see, usage, note, at, per)

Other words from Purr

purr·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Purr

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

Synonyms for Purr

hum, murmur, sing, sound