PURR
\pˈɜː], \pˈɜː], \p_ˈɜː]\
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make a soft swishing sound, as of a motor working or wings flapping
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indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
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make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
By Princeton University
By Oddity Software
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The low murmuring of a cat when pleased.
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To show by making such a sound; as, she purred her contentment.
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Utter a low murmuring sound. Also, pur.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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