purr
/pɝ/ verb B2- To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions.
- To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner.
- To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure. · He purred like a kitten when she massaged his neck.
- To spend time enjoying and expressing pleasure (over something); to coo; to enthuse.
- To make a low and consistent rumbling sound.
He/she/it purrs · Past purred · Past participle purred · -ing form purring
Verb forms
- Base form
- purr
- He/she/it
- purrs
- Past
- purred
- Past participle
- purred
- -ing form
- purring
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The Lion would have preferred a bed of dried leaves in the forest, and did not like being shut up in a room; but he had too much sense to let this worry him, so he sprang upon the bed and rolled himself up like a cat and purred himself asleep in a minute.
The wind purred softly in the cherry boughs, and the mint breaths came up to her.
There were rosy bleeding-hearts and great splendid crimson peonies; white, fragrant narcissi and thorny, sweet Scotch roses; pink and blue and white columbines and lilac-tinted Bouncing Bets; clumps of southernwood and ribbon grass and mint; purple Adam-and-Eve, daffodils, and masses of sweet clover white with its delicate, fragrant, feathery sprays; scarlet lightning that shot its fiery lances over prim white musk-flowers; a garden it was where sunshine lingered and bees hummed, and winds, beguiled into loitering, purred and rustled.
The whine had changed to a sort of humming purr that seemed to come from every quarter of the compass.
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