Cat purr

purr (pûr)

1. The soft vibrant sound made by a cat.

2. A sound similar to that made by a cat: the purr of an engine.

v. purred, purr·ing, purrs

v.intr.

To make or utter a soft vibrant sound: The cat purred. The sewing machine purred.

v.tr.

To express by a soft vibrant sound.

[Imitative.]

purr [pɜː]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) (esp of cats) to make a low vibrant sound, usually considered as expressing pleasure, etc.

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (tr) to express (pleasure, etc.) by this sound

a purring sound

[of imitative origin; compare French ronronner to purr, German schnurren, Dutch snorren]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	purr - a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	purr - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" birr, whir, whirr, whiz, whizz sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	2.	purr - indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats make vibrant sounds resonate, vibrate - sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this theater"

Translations

purr [pɜːʳ]

A. N → ronroneo m

B. VI [cat, engine] → ronronear

C. VT (= say) → susurrar, decir suavemente

purr [ˈpɜː^r]

n [cat] → ronronnement m

[engine] → ronronnement m

[cat] → ronronner

[engine] → ronronner

[person] (with pleasure, satisfaction) → ronronner
to purr with pleasure → ronronner de plaisir
to purr with satisfaction → ronronner de satisfaction

purr

vi (cat, fig: person) → schnurren; (engine) → surren

vt (= say) → säuseln

n → Schnurren nt no pl, → Surren nt no pl

purr [pɜːʳ]

1. n (of cat) → le fusa fpl

2. vi → far le fusa

purr

v purr [pəː]

to make the low, murmuring sound of a cat when it is pleased. spin يُقَرْقِر، يُخَرْخِر мъркам příst spinde schnurren γουργουρίζω ronronear nurru lööma خر خر کردن kehrätä ronronner לְגַרגֵר घुरघुराना dorombol mendengkur (untuk kucing) mala fare le fusa ゴロゴロのどを鳴らす (고양이 등이 만족스러울 때) 그르렁거리다 murkti, parpti murrāt; ņurrāt berbunyi prr spinnen male mruczeć ronronar a toarce мурлыкать priasť (mačka) presti presti spinna ทำเสียงคราง mırıldamak (貓等)滿足地鳴鳴叫，咕嚕咕嚕叫 муркотати, муркотіти خرخر کرنا mèo rên （猫等）满足地鸣鸣叫，咕噜咕噜叫

such a sound. gesjoer طَنين، أزيز бръмчене vrčení snurren das Schwirren βόμβος zumbido põrin غژغژ surina vrombissement זִמזוּם खरखराहट zujanje, fijuk búgás dengungan suð ronzio ぶーんという音 윙윙 소리 burzgimas, zvimbimas dūkšana; rūkšana deruan gegons dur, surring, summing furkot zumbido bâzâit жужжание drnčanie, bzukot brnenje zujanje surr[], vin[], sus[] เสียงดังกระหึ่ม vızıldama, vınlama 嗡嗡作動聲 стугін, гудіння گھر گھر کی آواز tiếng kêu vù vù 呼呼地旋转声

purr → يُصْدِر صوت الخرخرة příst spinde schnurren γουργουρίζω ronronear kehrätä ronronner presti fare le fusa ゴロゴロとのどを鳴らす 가르랑거리다 spinnen male mruknąć ronronar урчать spinna เสียงที่แสดงความพอใจ mırıldanmak rên gừ gừ 猫打呼噜

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