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   purr

   /pəː/

   verb

   • 1. (of a cat) make a low continuous vibratory sound expressing contentment: "the cat purred loudly, rubbing against her legs"
   • ▪ (of a vehicle or engine) move smoothly while making a similar sound: "a sleek blue BMW purred past him"
   • ▪ speak in a low, soft voice, especially when expressing contentment or acting seductively: "‘Would you like a coffee?’ she purred"

   noun

   • 1. a purring sound: "a contented purr"

   Word Origin early 17th century: imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   What does purring mean?

   • to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does. The new motor of the car purred. to express by or as if by purring. 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.

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   What does Purr mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! PURR definition: 1. to make a quiet, continuous, soft sound: 2. a purring noise: 3. to make a quiet, continuous…. Learn more.

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   Is Purr a noun or noun?

   • Purr is also a noun. 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] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3. Collins English Dictionary.

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   What does a car Purr mean?

   • 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] Purr is also a noun.

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   Purr is a verb that means to make a quiet, continuous, soft sound, or a noun that means a purring noise. Learn how to use purr in sentences with cats, machines, and other animals.

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     noun [ S ] us / pɝː / uk / pɜː / a purring noise: I stroked...

   • Znaczenie Purr, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     purr definicja: 1. to make a quiet, continuous, soft sound:...

   • Purr: Japanese Translation

     PURR translate: （猫がゴロゴロと）のどを鳴らす, のどを鳴（な）らす. Learn more in...

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   • Purr: Korean Translation

     purr translate: (고양이가) 가르랑거리다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   noun [ S ] us / pɝː / uk / pɜː / a purring noise: I stroked the cat and it gave a low purr. I heard the gentle purr of an engine outside the house.

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   A purr is low and fluttery, and you can feel it vibrating in the cat's body. Your pet cat purrs, and so do some of her larger relatives, like the puma and the bobcat, as well as the cat-like animal called a genet, raccoons, badgers, tapirs, and even guinea pigs.

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    Purr definition: to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.. See examples of PURR used in a sentence.