Purr

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  • noun. The soft vibrant sound made by a cat.
  • noun. A sound similar to that made by a cat.
  • intransitive verb. To make or utter a soft vibrant sound.
  • intransitive verb. To express by a soft vibrant sound.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The sound made by a cat in purring.
  • To utter a low murmuring sound expressive of satisfaction or pleasure, as a cat.
  • To express or signify by purring.
  • noun. See pur.
  • noun. A sandpiper, Tringa alpina, commonly called dunlin.
  • noun. A bivalve of the family Veneridæ, Tapes decussata.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. See pur.
  • verb. To murmur as a cat. See pur.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented.
  • verb. To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner.
  • verb. To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure.
  • verb. To make a low and consistent rumbling sound.
  • noun. The vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.
  • noun. A throaty, seductive sound of pleasure made by a person.
  • noun. The low consistent rumble made by an engine at slow speed
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
  • verb. make a soft swishing sound
  • noun. a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
  • Word Usage
    "* purr purr* Sounded like a cement machine with all his purring."
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    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    go  resonate  sound  vibrate  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Burr  Fleur  Fur  Kerr  Monsieur  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    chirp  chuckle  contralto  croak  drawl  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    pur  
    verb-form
    purred  purring  purrs