purr : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: purr	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for purr
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
purr n a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat v make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" Synonym(s): whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats Synonym(s): purr, make vibrant sounds
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pur \Pur\, n. The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment or pleasure. [Written also {purr}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purr \Purr\, v. i. & t. To murmur as a cat. See {Pur}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purr \Purr\, n. The low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. See {Pur}.