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Meaning of Purr | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

pɜː

Definitions

The vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.
A throaty, seductive sound of pleasure made by a person.
The low consistent rumble made by an engine at slow speed

Equivalents

العربية القرقرة خَرْخَرَ خَرْخَرَة هرهر

Български бръмча мъркам

Bosanski prišt

Català roncar ronronejar

Čeština příst

Cymraeg crwth

Dansk spinde

Deutsch schnurren

Ελληνικά γουργουρίζω γουργούρισμα

Esperanto ronroni

Español ronronear ronroneo

Suomi hyrinä kehrääminen kehrätä kehräys

Français dire d'une voix suave et posée ronron ronronnement ronronner

Gaeilge crónán

Galego rosmar

Hrvatski prišt

Magyar dorombol

Bahasa Indonesia dengung

Íslenska mála

Italiano fare le fusa fusa

日本語ごろごろいう鳴く

ქართული კრუტუნი

한국어 가르랑거리다

Latviešu murrāt

Македонски преде

Bahasa Melayu dengkur

Nederlands spinnen

Polski mruczeć mruczenie mruknąć

Português rom-rom ronrom ronronar

Română toarce

Русский мурлы́канье мурлы́кать промурлы́кать

Српски prišt

Svenska kurra spinna

Türkçe mır mırıltı mırlama mırlamak

Українська воркотати

Tiếng Việt khò khò ru rú

Examples

“Instead, the tiger looked around, and gave a purr, and then a growl. What did that mean? The man could not tell. Then the tiger just flung upon the man some of the sand from the side of the hollow.”

“The trill of her purr echoed inside his mouth when he kissed her again. Clutching at his shirt, her fingers traveled the muscles in his back.”

“I sat still in the car and listened to the soft purr of the engine and my beating heart. Then slowly, and as silently as possible, I drove the car back to camp.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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