Purr

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pur \Pur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Purred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Purring}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. Prov. G. purren.]
     To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does
     when pleased. [Written also {purr}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pur \Pur\, n.
     The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment
     or pleasure. [Written also {purr}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Purr \Purr\, n.
     The low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. See {Pur}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Purr \Purr\, v. i. & t.
     To murmur as a cat. See {Pur}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  purr
       n : a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
       v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
            engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whiz}, {whirr}, {whir}, {birr}]
       2: indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats [syn: {make
          vibrant sounds}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "purr":
     be in heaven, be pleased, beam, birr, bombilate, bombinate, boom,
     bum, burr, buzz, delight, die with delight, drone, feel happy,
     go into raptures, hum, joy, laugh, sing, smile,
     take great satisfaction, thrum, tread on air, whir, whiz